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Bill May 22, 2026

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS

Requires that before any fire fighter or police officer is eligible to receive benefits for illness or injury sustained off duty, they prove they had reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency existed that required immediate need of their assistance.

https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB7149/
Earl Read State Representative Tom Noret State Representative Cosponsor Raymond Hull State Representative Cosponsor Julie Casimiro State Representative Cosponsor Pete Appollonio State Senator Todd Patalano State Senator Cosponsor David Tikoian State Senator Cosponsor Frank Ciccone State Senator Cosponsor Bob Britto State Senator Cosponsor Lori Urso State Senator Cosponsor John Burke State Senator Cosponsor Matt LaMountain State Senator Cosponsor Lou Raptakis State Senator Cosponsor Brian Thompson State Senator Cosponsor Joseph Solomon State Representative David Bennett State Representative Cosponsor Joseph McNamara State Representative Robert Craven State Representative Cosponsor Samuel Azzinaro State Representative Cosponsor Carol McEntee State Representative Cosponsor Susan Donovan State Representative Cosponsor Lou DiPalma State Senator Cosponsor Stefano Famiglietti State Senator Cosponsor
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