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CS/CS/SB 984: Firefighter Cancer Benefits and Prevention

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; DiCeglie ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Smith ; Arrington

Firefighter Cancer Benefits and Prevention; Revising conditions under which a specified one-time payment must be made by a former employer upon a firefighter’s cancer diagnosis; requiring a former employer to provide death benefits for a specified timeframe under certain circumstances; deleting the requirement for the Division of State Fire Marshal to adopt rules for establishing employer cancer prevention best practices, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 3/5/2026 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/19/2025 Senate • Filed
1/7/2026 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/22/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/27/2026 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
1/28/2026 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
2/6/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/11/2026 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2/12/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations
2/13/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/18/2026 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
• CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
2/20/2026 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/23/2026 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
2/24/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time
2/26/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
• Immediately certified
2/26/2026 House • In Messages
3/5/2026 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)