Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H1230: An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer
Status: In committee, January 23, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
A firefighter employed as a full-time paid employee of a fire department of the State or a City, Town, Fire or Water District, shall be provided a cancer screening examination conducted by a physician not less than three years after the start of the firefighter’s employment as a firefighter and every three years thereafter during the course of the firefighter’s employment. This section shall also apply to members of the Massachusetts military reservation fire department, members of the 104th fighter wing fire department, and members of the Devens fire department established pursuant to chapter 498 of the acts of 1993 and, for the purposes of this section, the Massachusetts Port Authority, the Massachusetts Military Reservation, the Barnes Air National Guard Base and the Devens Regional Enterprise Zone established pursuant to said chapter 498 shall be fire districts. The examination shall include screening for, at a minimum and when applicable, the following cancers: Colon; Lung; Bladder; Oral; Thyroid; Skin; Blood; Breast; Cervical; Testicular; and Prostate. All costs associated with screenings provided under this section shall be borne by the firefighter’s health care benefits plan or program provided by the firefighter’s employer. No co-payment, deductible, coinsurance, or any out-of-pocket expense shall be required for such examinations.
Sponsors
- John Lawn (D) · primary sponsor
- Ryan Hamilton (D)
- Estela Reyes (D)
- Vanna Howard (D, 17th Middlesex)
- John Gaskey (R)
- Amy Sangiolo (D)
- Kathleen LaNatra (D, 12th Plymouth)
- Tackey Chan (D, 2nd Norfolk)
- Sean Garballey (D, 23rd Middlesex)
- Thomas Moakley (D)
- David LeBoeuf (D)
- Colleen Garry (D)
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a new draft, see H4946
- : Hearing scheduled for 09/17/2025 from 12:30 PM-04:30 PM in Gardner Auditorium
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Financial Services
Common questions
- What is H1230?
- H1230 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer.
- What is the status of H1230?
- In committee as of January 23, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a new draft, see H4946 (January 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1230?
- John Lawn (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1230?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1230
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