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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 323
Committee: County and Municipal GovernmentSponsor: Representative Phillip Pettus
Analyst: Peter Grogan Date: 05/31/2023
House Bill 323 as passed the House of Representatives 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.