Senate Passes Bill to Extend Death Benefits for First Responders

The Arizona Senate passed a bill that would allow spouses of first responders killed at work to continue receiving death benefits after remarriage. The Senate on Tuesday voted 26-4 to pass SB 1136, which would require paying death benefits to the surviving spouse of a first responder until the spouse's death. Death benefits for other types of workers are paid until death or remarriage. First responders covered by the bill include peace officers, firefighters, paramedics and volunteers operating in an official capacity on behalf of a governmental entity during an emergency or law enforcem...