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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to workers' compensation death benefit eligibility for |
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certain spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 408.183(b-1), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), an eligible spouse |
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who remarried is eligible for death benefits for life if the |
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employee was a first responder, as defined by Section 504.055, who |
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suffered death in the course and scope of employment or while |
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providing services as a volunteer. This subsection applies |
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regardless of the date on which the death of the first responder |
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occurred or the spouse remarried. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2, Chapter 1018 (H.B. 1094), Acts of the |
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84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. A person who becomes eligible to receive |
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benefits as a result of the change in law made by this Act is |
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entitled only to benefits that accrue on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |