SB 828: FIREFIGHTERS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION MEDICAL BENEFITS; CANCER

Session Year: 2025-2026
House: Senate
Latest Version Date: 2025-03-12

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-04-02: Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Expands workers' compensation medical benefits for firefighters to include coverage for adenocarcinoma or mesothelioma of the respiratory system; cancer of the buccal cavity, colon, pharynx, and thyroid; and malignant melanoma. Specifies that an employer may prove that the cancer or disease was not associated with the firefighting duties to deny medical benefits under workers' compensation law. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Discussed in Hearing