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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 323
Committee: County and Municipal
Government
Sponsor: Representative Phillip Pettus
Analyst: Peter Grogan Date: 05/03/2023
House Bill 323 as reported by the House Committee on County and Municipal Government
could increase the obligations of municipalities by an undetermined amount dependent upon: 1)
the amount of insurance premiums paid to reimburse certain out-of-pocket expenses for the
treatment of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) of certain first responders; 2) the amount of
paid leave provided to certain first responders that file a claim pursuant to this bill; and (3)
travel costs for certain first responders to receive PTSD treatment.
In addition, this bill could increase the obligations of volunteer fire departments, regional
associations of volunteer fire departments, municipalities, or any combination that elect to pay
all or part of a volunteer firefighter's insurance premium for certain PTSD coverage by an
undetermined amount dependent on the amount of these premiums. This bill further provides
that a volunteer firefighter may elect to participate at his or her own expense.
This bill could also decrease potential revenues to the State General Fund by an undetermined
amount dependent on the amount of premiums exempt from insurance premium taxes for
coverage provided by this bill.