Legislation - SB0374

Title: Health Insurance – Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters – Required Coverage (James “Jimmy” Malone Act)
Sponsored by: Senators Beidle, Gile, Kramer, Lam, and Mautz
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Finance
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring certain health insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage without the requirement for copayment, coinsurance, or deductible to professional firefighters for cancer screening in accordance with certain guidelines; and requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management and certain counties and municipalities to ensure that certain employee health benefit plans comply with coverage requirements for professional firefighters.

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Original:: Finance

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	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)

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