# Connecticut SB 01239: AN ACT CONCERNING THE FALLEN HERO FUND AND PROVIDING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO SURVIVORS OF FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

Connecticut SB 01239, AN ACT CONCERNING THE FALLEN HERO FUND AND PROVIDING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO SURVIVORS OF FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Public Safety and Security Committee; status signed, last action 2025-06-10 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut SB 01239
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE FALLEN HERO FUND AND PROVIDING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO SURVIVORS OF FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-06-10, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Public Safety and Security Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: public safety and security
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (253 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

To (1) establish that the surviving family of a firefighter killed in the line of duty shall be paid a death benefit from the Fallen Officer Fund, (2) rename such fund the "Fallen Officer and Firefighter Fund", and (3) provide health insurance coverage to the survivors of a firefighter killed in the line of duty.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- $100,000 for fallen first responders’ families: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, Connecticut provides a one-time $100,000 death benefit to eligible families of fallen first responders. Covered responders include emergency medical technicians, firefighters, paramedics, and police officers killed while performing their duties. Qualifying deaths involve an…
- Free health coverage for responder survivors: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, eligible survivors of first responders killed in the line of duty receive health coverage without contributions. For public employers outside state government, existing partnership-plan coverage continues without a break for one year, with annual renewals available for up to…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Public Safety and Security Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-05 | Senate | APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass | 44 | 6 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | PS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | House | House Roll Call Vote 266 | pass | 144 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 181 | pass | 36 | 0 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-06-10: Signed by the Governor (legislature)
- 2025-06-09: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor (legislature)
- 2025-06-09: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature)
- 2025-06-03: Public Act 25-61 (legislature)
- 2025-05-31: In Concurrence (legislature)
- 2025-05-31: House Passed (House)
- 2025-05-16: House Calendar Number 616 (House)
- 2025-05-16: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2025-05-15: Senate Passed (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: No New File by Committee on Appropriations (legislature)
- 2025-05-07: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-05-06: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-05-05: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2025-05-01: Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: File Number 425 (legislature)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Calendar Number 247 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-03-27: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/01/25 5:00 PM (legislature)
- 2025-03-18: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-03-18: Joint Favorable Substitute (legislature)
- 2025-02-07: Public Hearing 02/11 (legislature)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security (legislature)

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 25-61, 2025-06-03: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00061-R00SB-01239-PA.PDF)
- File No. 425, 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-01239-R000425-FC.PDF)
- APP Joint Favorable, 2025-03-18: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01239-R02-SB.PDF)
- PS Joint Favorable Substitute, 2025-03-18: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01239-R01-SB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01239-R00-SB.PDF)
- APP Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01239-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01239-R00APP-CV156-TS.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 425: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01239-R000425-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 425: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01239-R000425-FN.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 266: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00266-R00SB01239-HV.PDF)
- PS Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01239-R00PS-JFR.PDF)
- PS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01239-R00PS-CV45-TS.PDF)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 181: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00181-R00SB01239-SV.PDF)
- Summary for Public Act No. 25-61: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00061-R01SB-01239-SUM.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST. (signed)
- SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. (signed)
- SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES. (signed)
- SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNPAID SEWER ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES. (signed)
- HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. (signed)
- HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Public Act No. 25-61 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00061-R00SB-01239-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 425 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-01239-R000425-FC.PDF)
- [APP Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01239-R02-SB.PDF)
- [PS Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01239-R01-SB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01239-R00-SB.PDF)
- [APP Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01239-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- [APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01239-R00APP-CV156-TS.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 425 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01239-R000425-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 425 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01239-R000425-FN.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 266 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00266-R00SB01239-HV.PDF)
- [PS Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01239-R00PS-JFR.PDF)
- [PS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01239-R00PS-CV45-TS.PDF)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 181 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00181-R00SB01239-SV.PDF)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 25-61 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00061-R01SB-01239-SUM.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05013-2025)
- [SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01558-2025)
- [SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01396-2025)
- [SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNP…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01187-2025)
- [HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07236-2025)
- [HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07192-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01239-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).