Governor Tony Evers has signed a bill into law that ensures continuing healthcare coverage for the families of fallen state and local law enforcement officers, firefighters, and EMS first responders.
Earlier this month, the State Assembly approved a bill requiring the state, municipalities, and universities to continue paying health insurance premiums for immediate survivors of those killed in the line of duty.
“These folks put their lives on the line every day to serve and protect the people of Wisconsin. Ensuring that their families will continue to have health insurance coverage after a tragedy is the least we can do for fallen heroes and their families,” says Gov. Evers.
Senate Bill 266, now 2019 Wisconsin Act 19, expands the provision for firefighters to specify that health insurance premiums must also
continue to be paid for the surviving spouse and dependent children of a law enforcement officer who dies in the line of duty.