CS/HB 813: Firefighter Cancer Benefits and Prevention
GENERAL BILL by Budget Committee ; Busatta ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alvarez, J. ; Barnaby ; Basabe ; Berfield ; Blanco ; Conerly ; Grow ; Holcomb ; López, J. ; Partington ; Plakon ; Rosenwald ; Salzman ; Sapp ; Stark ; Tendrich ; Valdés ; Yarkosky
Firefighter Cancer Benefits and Prevention; Requires former employer to provide death benefits to certain beneficiaries for specified time period.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/24/2026 House - PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 2/24/2026 House - PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
Bill Text: PDF
-
Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/17/2025 House • Filed
1/5/2026 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to Budget Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/16/2026 House • Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
1/21/2026 House • Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
• Now in Budget Committee
2/20/2026 House • Added to Budget Committee agenda
2/24/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Budget Committee
• Reported out of Budget Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
• PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
-
CS/HB 813, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/24/2026 at 1:42 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 984 (c2) Firefighter Cancer Benefits and Prevention DiCeglie Compare Last Action: 2/24/2026 S CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.1816 Firefighters; cancer diagnosis. Page 1 (pdf) -
HB 813, Original Filed Version Posted 12/17/2025 at 3:48 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2026 (pdf)
Budget Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/24/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 984 (c2) Firefighter Cancer Benefits and Prevention DiCeglie Similar Last Action: 2/24/2026 S CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 350891 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Busatta 2/23/2026
5:06 PMAdopted without Objection
2/24/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.1816 Firefighters; cancer diagnosis. Page 1 (pdf)