Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado SB184: Firefighter Cancer Benefits & Workers' Comp
Status: Vetoed, June 3, 2026
Concerning benefits for firefighters who contract certain conditions.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, May 21, 2026:
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative history, or the Session Laws. SENATE BILL 26-184 BY SENATOR(S) Rodriguez and Ball, Benavidez, Cutter, Danielson, Exum, Gonzales J., Kipp, Kolker, Lindstedt, Marchman, Mullica, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Coleman; also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Carter and Mabrey, Bacon, Boesenecker, Camacho, Duran, Garcia, Hamrick, Jackson, Lieder, Lindsay, Nguyen, Ricks, Rutinel, Sirota, Story, Valdez, Velasco, Willford, Zokaie. CONCERNING BENEFITS FOR FIREFIGHTERS WHO CONTRACT CERTAIN CONDITIONS. SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Firefighters are routinely exposed to carcinogens, heavy metals, and combustion by-products in the course of their duties, resulting in a significantly elevated risk of cancer; (b) Colorado created a presumption regarding the occupational causation of certain cancers in order to provide greater protections under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado" to recognize the risks ________ Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act. firefighters are exposed to; (c) Scientific and occupational health data demonstrate increased incidence of multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and bladder …
Sponsors
- Carter, Michael (D, 36) · primary sponsor
- Mabrey, Javier (D, 1) · primary sponsor
- Bacon, Jennifer (D, 7)
- Boesenecker, Andrew (D, 53)
- Camacho, Sean (D, 6)
- Duran, Monica (D, 23)
- Garcia, Lorena (D, 35)
- Hamrick, Eliza (D, 61)
- Jackson, Jamie (D, 41)
- Lieder, Sheila (D, 28)
- Lindsay, Mandy (D, 42)
- Nguyen, Kenny (D, 33)
Latest actions
- : Governor Vetoed
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- : House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- : House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- : Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
- : Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Votes
- House Amendments: REPASS (May 13, 2026): 23 yea, 12 nay, passed
- House Amendments: CONCUR (May 13, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading: BILL (May 12, 2026): 42 yea, 23 nay, passed
- Committee of the Whole: AMD (H.001) (May 11, 2026): 21 yea, 42 nay, failed
- Refer Senate Bill 26-184 to the Committee of the Whole. (May 9, 2026): 8 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Third Reading: BILL (May 7, 2026): 22 yea, 13 nay, passed
Subjects: Government - Local, Police Officers and Firefighters
Common questions
- What is SB184?
- SB184 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Firefighter Cancer Benefits & Workers' Comp.
- What does SB184 do?
- Concerning benefits for firefighters who contract certain conditions.
- What is the status of SB184?
- Vetoed as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: Governor Vetoed (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB184?
- Carter, Michael (D, 36), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB184?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb26-184
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