2018 House Bill 6188

Expand firefighters’ cancer liability presumption to more government jobs

Introduced in the House

June 12, 2018

Introduced by Rep. Sue Allor (R-106)

To extend to ”forest fire officers" and “fire/crash rescue officers” a presumption that certain types of cancer arose out of and in the course of employment, for purposes of granting workers compensation benefits to these employees. A 2014 law did this for paid firefighters.

Referred to the Committee on Insurance