STATEMENT TO
[First Reprint]
SENATE, No. 703
with Senate Floor Amendments
(Proposed by Senator BEACH)
ADOPTED: OCTOBER 17, 2022
Senate Bill No. 703 (1R) establishes employment protections for
paid first responders who are diagnosed with certain cases of work-
related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
These Senate amendments clarify the elements of a qualifying
diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder by which an employer is
prohibited from discharging, harassing, or otherwise discriminating
against an employee, or threatening to do so, with respect to the
compensation, terms, conditions, duties, or privileges of employment
on the basis that the employee took or requested any leave related to a
qualifying diagnosis of PTSD.