Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H813: Firefighter Cancer Benefits
Status: Passed one chamber, March 9, 2026
Requires former employer to provide death benefits to certain beneficiaries for specified time period; provides finding & declaration of important state interest.
What the bill says
An act relating to firefighter cancer benefits; amending s. 112.1816, F.S.; requiring a former employer to provide death benefits to certain beneficiaries for a specified time period under certain circumstances; providing a finding and declaration of important state interest; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, February 27, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to firefighter cancer benefits; amending s. 112.1816, F.S.; requiring a former employer to provide death benefits to certain beneficiaries for a specified time period under certain circumstances; providing a finding and declaration of important state interest; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section 112.1816, Florida Statutes, is amended to cancer diagnosis.-- (4) (c) Firefighters who die as a result of cancer or circumstances that arise out of the treatment of cancer are considered to have died in the manner as described in s. 112.191(2)(a), and all of the benefits arising out of such death are available to the deceased firefighter's beneficiary. Such death benefits must be made available by the former employer of the firefighter for 1 year after the date on which the firefighter terminated employment so long as the firefighter otherwise met the criteria specified in this subsection when he or she terminated employment and was not employed as a words underlined are additions. hb813-02-c2 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/CS/HB 813 2026 firefighter after that date. Section 2. The Legislature finds and declares that this act fulfills an important state interest. Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. words underlined are additions. hb813-02-c2
Sponsors
- Busatta (D, 114) · primary sponsor
- Alvarez, Jose (D, HD-046)
- Webster Barnaby (R, HD-027)
- Barnaby, Webster (R, HD-029)
- Basabe, Fabián (R, HD-106)
- Berfield, Kimberly (R, HD-058)
- Blanco, Omar (R, HD-115)
- Conerly, Bill (R, HD-072)
- Grow (R, 23)
- Grow, J.J. (R, HD-023)
- Holcomb, Jeff (R, HD-053)
- López, Johanna (D, HD-043)
Latest actions
- : Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 984 (Ch. 2026-99)
- : Added to Second Reading Calendar
- : 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- : Bill referred to House Calendar
- : CS Filed
- : Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- : Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- : Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
- : PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- : 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Votes
- House: State Affairs Committee (February 26, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: State Affairs Committee (February 26, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Budget Committee (February 24, 2026): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Budget Committee (February 24, 2026): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Government Operations Subcommittee (January 21, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Government Operations Subcommittee (January 21, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H813?
- H813 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Firefighter Cancer Benefits.
- What does H813 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to firefighter cancer benefits; amending s. 112.1816, F.S.; requiring a former employer to provide death benefits to certain beneficiaries for a specified time period under certain circumstances; providing a finding and declaration of important state interest; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H813?
- Passed one chamber as of March 9, 2026. Latest action: Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 984 (Ch. 2026-99) (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored H813?
- Busatta (D, 114), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H813?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/813
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