Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025

This legislation expands the public safety officers' death benefits program by amending the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. It specifically includes retired law enforcement officers who separated from service in good standing from a public agency, regardless of compensation. Eligibility for benefits requires that the officer's death or permanent and total disability resulted directly from a targeted attack due to their prior law enforcement service. The act takes effect upon enactment and applies to pending or future matters. Significantly, it also has retroactive applicability for actions taken against eligible retired officers on or after January 1, 2012.