SB672
Emergency Response Exposure Grant Fund and Program; created.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 3, 2026
Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Chief Patron:
Aaron Rouse (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Emergency Response Exposure Grant Fund and Program.
Creates the Emergency Response Exposure Grant Fund and Program, to be administered by the Department of Fire Programs, to award grants to localities to support certain emergency responders who were exposed to a qualifying emergency, defined in the bill. The bill requires funding to be used for annual cancer screenings ... (More) and health care expenses incurred by eligible emergency responders, defined in the bill, in the event such emergency responders are diagnosed with cancer from toxic material exposure. The bill permits funding to be used for out-of-pocket medical expenses not otherwise covered by insurance, workers' compensation, or other available funding. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103752D
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB672)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
