Introduced in the House on March 12, 2003, to extend beyond remarriage the pension granted to surviving spouses of firefighters and police officers killed in the line of duty. Under current law, the surviving spouse is no longer eligible for the pension when he or she remarries. This bill would extend the pension to the lifetime of the surviving spouse, regardless of subsequent marital status
The vote was 100 in favor, 0 opposed and 9 not voting
(House Roll Call 52 at House Journal 27)
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