HB 813: Firefighter Cancer Benefits and Prevention
GENERAL BILL by Busatta ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Blanco ; Valdés
Firefighter Cancer Benefits and Prevention; Revises conditions under which one-time payment of $25,000 must be made by former employer upon firefighter's cancer diagnosis; requires former employer to provide death benefits for specified period; removes requirement for Division of State Fire Marshal to adopt rules for establishing employer cancer prevention best practices.
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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
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HB 813, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/17/2025 at 3:48 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 984 Firefighter Cancer Benefits and Prevention DiCeglie Identical Last Action: 1/27/2026 S Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.1816 Firefighters; cancer diagnosis. Page 1 (pdf)