HB4406 Summary

• Expands the definition of "law enforcement officer" under the Line of Duty Compensation Act to include volunteers working for state or local government entities.

• Explicitly includes volunteers assisting with parking and traffic control within the definition of law enforcement officers covered by the act.

• Maintains existing requirements that deaths must occur within one year of injury and result from violence or accidental causes to qualify for line of duty compensation.

• Preserves the burden of proof requirement that the Attorney General must prove willful misconduct or intoxication contributed to the officer's death to deny compensation.