Legislation - SB0579

Title: Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters
Sponsored by: Senators Jennings, Gallion, Corderman, Carozza, Bailey, Salling, Beidle, Gile, Hayes, Hershey, Hester, Jackson, Kramer, Lam, Mautz, and Ready
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring counties in which a volunteer fire company is located to offer no-cost preventive cancer screenings in accordance with certain guidelines to volunteer firefighters volunteering and retired volunteer firefighters who volunteered with the volunteer fire company; authorizing a county to satisfy the requirement by providing a certain annual examination; requiring the volunteer fire companies to maintain and provide to certain counties a list of volunteer firefighters and retired volunteer firefighters; etc.

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Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Health

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Cross-filed with: HB1602

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 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 2/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/04/2026 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Counties – No–Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer Firefighters Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/12/2026 Action Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2026 Legislative Date 3/16/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/01/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {403127/1 Adopted Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/01/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 42AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Referred Health Proceedings 44AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/24/2026 Legislative Date 3/24/2026 Action Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/04/2026	2/04/2026	First Reading Finance
			Text - First - Counties – No–Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer Firefighters
Senate	2/12/2026	2/12/2026	Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2026	3/16/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/17/2026	3/01/2026	Favorable with Amendments {403127/1 Adopted	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2026	3/01/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	40 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters
Senate	3/19/2026	3/03/2026	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	42AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2026	3/07/2026	Referred Health	44AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/24/2026	3/24/2026	Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.

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