Legislation - SB0374

Title: Counties - Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters - Required Coverage (James "Jimmy" Malone Act)
Sponsored by: Senators Beidle, Gile, Kramer, Lam, and Mautz
Status: In the Senate - Returned Passed
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring counties that offer self-insured employee health benefit plans to provide to firefighters employed by the county coverage for preventive cancer screenings in accordance with certain guidelines; authorizing a county to satisfy the requirement by providing a certain annual examination or applying for a certain grant; prohibiting counties from imposing a copayment, coinsurance, or deductible requirement on the coverage; and requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to conduct a certain study and report by December 1, 2028.

Committees

Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB0459

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2026

Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/17/2025 Legislative Date 1/17/2025 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Insurance – Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters – Required Coverage (James “Jimmy” Malone Act) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/20/2025 Legislative Date 1/20/2025 Action Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/10/2025 Legislative Date 3/10/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2025 Legislative Date 2/21/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {193920/1 Adopted Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2025 Legislative Date 2/21/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Counties - Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters - Required Coverage (James "Jimmy" Malone Act) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2025 Legislative Date 2/23/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2025 Legislative Date 3/02/2025 Action Referred Health and Government Operations Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2025 Legislative Date 3/15/2025 Action Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/28/2025 Legislative Date 3/28/2025 Action Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/28/2025 Legislative Date 3/13/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 53 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/31/2025 Legislative Date 3/14/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (132-0) Proceedings 54 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2025 Legislative Date 3/11/2025 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/17/2025	1/17/2025	First Reading Finance
			Text - First - Health Insurance – Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters – Required Coverage (James “Jimmy” Malone Act)
Senate	1/20/2025	1/20/2025	Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/10/2025	3/10/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/11/2025	2/21/2025	Favorable with Amendments {193920/1 Adopted	41 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/11/2025	2/21/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	41 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Counties - Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters - Required Coverage (James "Jimmy" Malone Act)
Senate	3/12/2025	2/23/2025	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	43 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2025	3/02/2025	Referred Health and Government Operations	42 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2025	3/15/2025	Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/28/2025	3/28/2025	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/28/2025	3/13/2025	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	53 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/31/2025	3/14/2025	Third Reading Passed (132-0)	54 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/31/2025	3/11/2025	Returned Passed	59 Click to view Recorded Media

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