# Connecticut SB 01426: AN ACT MAKING CHANGES TO THE FIREFIGHTERS CANCER RELIEF PROGRAM.

Connecticut SB 01426, AN ACT MAKING CHANGES TO THE FIREFIGHTERS CANCER RELIEF PROGRAM., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Labor and Public Employees Committee; status signed, last action 2025-05-15 (Transmitted to the Secretary of State); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut SB 01426
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT MAKING CHANGES TO THE FIREFIGHTERS CANCER RELIEF PROGRAM.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- Sponsor: Labor and Public Employees Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: labor and public employees
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (192 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

To amend the Firefighters Cancer Relief Program to expand coverage to conditions of cancer affecting the skin, expand benefits to firefighters employed by the state and surviving dependents of firefighters that have applied for benefits and make other clarifying changes.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More firefighters qualify for cancer benefits: benefit, high. Beginning October 1, 2025, Connecticut expands firefighter cancer relief to include skin cancer and qualifying state-employed firefighters. Covered cancers also affect the brain, skeletal, digestive, endocrine, respiratory, lymphatic, reproductive, urinary, and blood systems. For compensation, the…
- Continued cancer benefits for firefighters’ survivors: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, eligible surviving dependents can file a workers’ compensation claim within one year after a firefighter’s death. The firefighter must have died from cancer and received or applied for cancer relief compensation or benefits. Dependents keep receiving cancer relief account…
- Help with firefighters’ uncovered cancer costs: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, the cancer relief account reimburses treatment costs not covered by personal or group health insurance. Treatment must meet Connecticut’s workers’ compensation treatment standards. Program compensation matches workers’ compensation amounts and payment rules for a work-rel…
- Firefighters can challenge cancer benefit denials: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, firefighters denied cancer relief benefits can request reconsideration before an administrative law judge. Firefighters must notify both the Workers’ Compensation Commission and their employer using workers’ compensation claim procedures. Judges review disputes using work…
- Firefighter funding risks and backup claims: mixed, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, employers no longer have to continue program benefits if the cancer relief account becomes insolvent. This removes the payment guarantee; it does not automatically stop benefits. Firefighters generally cannot file a workers’ compensation cancer claim while receiving progr…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Labor and Public Employees Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-06 | House | House Roll Call Vote 74 | pass | 144 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 102 | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | LAB Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass | 12 | 1 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-05-15: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature)
- 2025-05-14: Public Act 25-4 (legislature)
- 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor in Original (legislature)
- 2025-05-07: Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the Governor (legislature)
- 2025-05-07: In Concurrence (legislature)
- 2025-05-07: House Passed (House)
- 2025-05-01: House Calendar Number 521 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2025-04-30: Senate Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: File Number 176 (legislature)
- 2025-03-20: Senate Calendar Number 140 (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/19/25 5:00 PM (legislature)
- 2025-03-07: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-03-06: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2025-02-28: Public Hearing 03/04 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees (legislature)

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 25-4, 2025-05-07: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00004-R00SB-01426-PA.PDF)
- File No. 176, 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-01426-R000176-FC.PDF)
- LAB Joint Favorable, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01426-R01-SB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2025-02-27: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01426-R00-SB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 176: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01426-R000176-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 176: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01426-R000176-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 7576 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01426-R00LCO07576-FNA.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 74: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00074-R00SB01426-HV.PDF)
- LAB Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01426-R00LAB-JFR.PDF)
- LAB Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01426-R00LAB-CV79-TS.PDF)
- Senate LCO Amendment #7576 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO07576-R00-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 102: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00102-R00SB01426-SV.PDF)
- Summary for Public Act No. 25-4: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00004-R01SB-01426-SUM.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST. (signed)
- SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. (signed)
- SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES. (signed)
- SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNPAID SEWER ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES. (signed)
- HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. (signed)
- HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Public Act No. 25-4 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00004-R00SB-01426-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 176 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-01426-R000176-FC.PDF)
- [LAB Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01426-R01-SB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01426-R00-SB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 176 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01426-R000176-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 176 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01426-R000176-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 7576 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01426-R00LCO07576-FNA.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 74 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00074-R00SB01426-HV.PDF)
- [LAB Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01426-R00LAB-JFR.PDF)
- [LAB Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01426-R00LAB-CV79-TS.PDF)
- [Senate LCO Amendment #7576 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO07576-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 102 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00102-R00SB01426-SV.PDF)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 25-4 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00004-R01SB-01426-SUM.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05013-2025)
- [SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01558-2025)
- [SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01396-2025)
- [SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNP…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01187-2025)
- [HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07236-2025)
- [HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07192-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01426-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).