Firefighter Cancer Benefits

Summary

The bill changes state law so that if a firefighter dies from cancer or treatment-related complications, the firefighter’s former employer must continue providing death benefits to the designated beneficiaries for one year after the firefighter’s employment ends, as long as the firefighter met the eligibility criteria and did not return to firefighting. It declares this action an important state interest and set an effective date of July 1, 2026. The measure failed and was laid on the table, though a companion Senate bill was enacted.

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