Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB65: Firefighter Cancer Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 25, 2025
This bill modifies the Utah Occupational Disease Act by expanding the rebuttable presumption for a firefighter diagnosed with cancer.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text:
0 Firefighter Cancer Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Casey Snider Senate Sponsor: Michael K. McKell Cosponsor: Ken Ivory Angela Romero Carl R. Albrecht Jason B. Kyle Jake Sawyer Stewart E. Barlow Trevor Lee David Shallenberger Bridger Bolinder Karianne Lisonbee Troy Shelley Jefferson S. Burton A. Cory Maloy Lisa Shepherd Kay J. Christofferson Ashlee Matthews Rex P. Shipp Paul A. Cutler Verona Mauga Andrew Stoddard Jennifer Dailey-Provost Tracy J. Miller Jordan D. Teuscher Ariel Defay Carol S. Moss Jason E. Thompson Rosalba Dominguez Jefferson Moss R. Neil Walter Joseph Elison Clinton D. Okerlund Christine F. Watkins Doug Fiefia Doug Owens Douglas R. Welton Stephanie Gricius Nicholeen P. Peck Stephen L. Whyte Katy Hall Michael J. Petersen Ryan D. Wilcox LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies the Utah Occupational Disease Act by expanding the rebuttable presumption for a firefighter diagnosed with cancer. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - expands the list of cancers that presumptively arise from service as a firefighter; - establishes requirements for the rebuttable presumption; - excludes respiratory cancers related to the use of cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, tobacco products, or marijuana from the rebuttable presumption; - provides a cancer screening to the firefighter; - requires the fire department where a firefighter is working to cover the out-of-pocket cost of the cancer screening; …
Sponsors
- Snider, Casey (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Michael McKell (R, 25)
- Carl Albrecht (R, 70)
- Barlow, Stewart E. (R, 17)
- Bolinder, Bridger (R, 29)
- Burton, Jefferson S. (R, 64)
- Christofferson, Kay J. (R, 53)
- Paul Cutler (R, 18)
- Dailey-Provost, Jennifer (D, 22)
- Defay, Ariel (R, 15)
- Dominguez, Rosalba (D, 35)
- Elison, Joseph (R, 72)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (March 5, 2025): 22 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 5, 2025): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 25, 2025): 66 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation (February 25, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 18, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 6, 2025): 19 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: Workplace Safety and Health, Workers' Compensation, Occupational Disease, Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is HB65?
- HB65 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Firefighter Cancer Amendments.
- What does HB65 do?
- This bill modifies the Utah Occupational Disease Act by expanding the rebuttable presumption for a firefighter diagnosed with cancer.
- What is the status of HB65?
- Signed into law as of March 25, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 25, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB65?
- Snider, Casey (R, 5), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB65?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0065.html
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