California Professional Firefighters

Senator Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) has introduced SB 186, a CPF-backed bill to repeal the December 2009 sunset date on a worker's right to predesignate a treating physician for workers' compensation purposes.

AB 1227 was introduced to clarify who is covered by Labor Code Section 4850.

Charles Calderon (D-Montebello) has introduced CPF co-sponsored legislation to ensure that public safety officers fully realize the benefits afforded in the Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Act.

Bill Introduced to Protect Bankruptcy Access for Financially Devastated California Municipalities

Senator Maldonado Introduced Bill that Would Clarify Fire-Based Bomb Technician Peace Officer Classification.

Bill to Augment State's Fire Engine Fleet Introduced

AB 128 enacts the "William Dallas Jones Cancer Presumption Act of 2009," which seeks to eliminate the existing statute of limitations in favor of expanding it in a manner that more accurately reflects the risk to those types of job-related cancers that are contracted by firefighters and other public safety personnel.

Bill introduced to encourage Congress and the President to enact the Social Security Fairness Act of 2009.

While the 2007-2008 Legislative Session was a huge success, CPF is now turning with new urgency to the 2009-2010 Legislative Session. To this end, the CPF Executive Board unanimously approved an ambitious legislative agenda for the upcoming session.