MA H951

Bill

MA H951

Requiring annual lung cancer screenings for firefighters

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
03/02/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize annual lung cancer screenings for firefighters. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill requires annual lung cancer screenings for firefighters in Massachusetts. The bill amends the state's General Laws to allow any full-time, call, volunteer, intermittent, part-time or reserve firefighter to participate in lung cancer screenings recommended by their primary care physician, which must be covered by their insurance plan without any out-of-pocket costs. The purpose of the bill is to provide early detection and prevention of lung cancer among the firefighter population, who may face increased exposure to carcinogenic hazards on the job.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (8)

Linda Campbell (D), William Crocker (R), Michelle DuBois (D), Stephen Hay (D), Brian Murray (D), Dave Robertson (D), Bruce Tarr (R), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence (on 06/22/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H951

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H951	02/27/2019
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H951.pdf	02/27/2019

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2210	Relative to firefighter retirement benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2276	Relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2290	Relative to firefighter training	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2359	Providing for binding arbitration for firefighters and police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2361	Providing a bone marrow registry for firefighter candidates	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H2378	Relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2502	Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H3054	Relative to distinctive registration plates for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H4772	Similar To
H3079	Providing for a distinctive registration plate for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H4772	Similar To
H4006	Providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H5031	Similar To
S1241	Relative to firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see S2683	Similar To
S1483	Concerning health insurance benefits for surviving spouses of firefighters in the city of Boston	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S1484	Relative to survivor retirement benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1485	Relative to disability or death caused by infectious diseases, presumption	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1513	Relative to the appointment and reappointment of public safety officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1546	Relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters	Accompanied H2378	Similar To
S2338	To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants	Passed to be engrossed - Roll Call #94 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]	Similar To
S2349	To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2210

Relative to firefighter retirement benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2276

Relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2290

Relative to firefighter training

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2359

Providing for binding arbitration for firefighters and police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2361

Providing a bone marrow registry for firefighter candidates

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H2378

Relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2502

Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

H3054

Relative to distinctive registration plates for firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see H4772

Similar To

H3079

Providing for a distinctive registration plate for firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see H4772

Similar To

H4006

Providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see H5031

Similar To

S1241

Relative to firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see S2683

Similar To

S1483

Concerning health insurance benefits for surviving spouses of firefighters in the city of Boston

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S1484

Relative to survivor retirement benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S1485

Relative to disability or death caused by infectious diseases, presumption

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1513

Relative to the appointment and reappointment of public safety officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S1546

Relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters

Accompanied H2378

Similar To

S2338

To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants

Passed to be engrossed - Roll Call #94 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]

Similar To

S2349

To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

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