CHAPTER 320
HB 91-FN - FINAL VERSION
12May2022... 1992EBA
2022 SESSION
21-0330
08/04
HOUSE BILL 91-FN
AN ACT relative to death benefits of first responders who die from suicide.
SPONSORS: Rep. Abbas, Rock. 8; Rep. Lang, Belk. 4; Rep. Doucette, Rock. 8; Rep. Roy, Rock. 32; Rep. Trottier, Belk. 6
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill includes suicide under the definition of "killed in the line of duty" when considering eligibility for death benefits of first responders.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12May2022... 1992EBA 21-0330
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to death benefits of first responders who die from suicide.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
320:1 Killed in the Line of Duty; Suicide Included. Amend RSA 21-I:29-a, I(f) to read as follows:
(f) "Killed in the line of duty'' means a death, including suicide, of a police officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, or rescue squad member while in the performance of his or her duties as a result of incident, accident, or violence causing death or injuries which are the direct or proximate cause of death. Death by suicide shall be considered a work related cause of death. "Incident'' shall include any death that is determined to be occupationally related by the worker's compensation insurance carrier, a self-insured worker's compensation plan, or by the labor commissioner for workers' compensation purposes pursuant to RSA 281-A.
320:2 Killed in the Line of Duty; Suicide Included; Contingent Version; HB 536. Amend RSA 21-I:29-a, I(f) to read as follows:
(f) "Killed in the line of duty'' means a death, including suicide, of a police officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, rescue squad member, or public works employee while in the performance of his or her duties as a result of incident, accident, or violence causing death or injuries which are the direct or proximate cause of death. Death by suicide shall be considered a work related cause of death. "Incident'' shall include any death that is determined to be occupationally related by the worker's compensation insurance carrier, a self-insured worker's compensation plan, or by the labor commissioner for workers' compensation purposes pursuant to RSA 281-A.
320:3 Contingency. If HB 536 of the 2022 general legislative session becomes law, section 1 of this act shall not take effect and section 2 of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage. If HB 536 does not become law, section 1 of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage and section 2 of this act shall not take effect.
I. Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall take effect as provided in section 3 of this act.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 08, 2022
Effective Date:
I. Sections 1 and 2 effective as provided in Section 3
II. Remainder effective September 6, 2022