2017 House Bill 5296

Expand firefighters’ cancer presumption

Introduced in the House

Nov. 30, 2017

Introduced by Rep. Jeff Yaroch (R-33)

To extend to volunteer firefighters a presumption certain types of cancer arose out of and in the course of employment for purposes of granting workers compensation benefits. A 2014 law did this for paid firefighters.

Referred to the Committee on Insurance