A bill that would require counties in Montana to provide workers’ compensation coverage for voluntary firefighters is likely out of consideration this year following a vote by the Senate to postpone a decision on the measure.Senate Bill 54, by Sen. Tom Facey, D-Plymouth, would mandate coverage for firefighters beginning July 1, 2015, and would allow counties in which voters have approved a tax levy to purchase disability income insurance for firefighters to also use the money to buy comp coverage.The Senate on Monday voted 39-11 to table the measure, and a note on the Montana Legislature...
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