STATEMENT TO
ASSEMBLY, No. 2886
with Assembly Floor Amendments
(Proposed by Assemblyman MOEN)
ADOPTED: MARCH 24, 2022
Assembly Bill No. 2886 establishes employment protections for
paid first responders who are diagnosed with certain cases of work-
related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
These Assembly amendments expand the definition of “first
responder” to include paid emergency medical technicians, paid
paramedics, and paid 9-1-1 first responder dispatchers in the definition
of “first responder.” As introduced, the bill limited the definition to
law enforcement officers, paid firefighters, and paid members of duly
incorporated first aid, emergency, ambulance, or rescue squad
associations. Additionally, the amendments make technical
corrections.