# Maryland SB 0374: Counties - Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters - Required Coverage (James "Jimmy" Malone Act)

Maryland SB 0374, Counties - Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters - Required Coverage (James "Jimmy" Malone Act), is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Pamela Beidle (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 656); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0374
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Counties - Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters - Required Coverage (James "Jimmy" Malone Act)
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 656
- Sponsor: Pamela Beidle (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Health - Insurance, Public Health, Local Government - Generally, State Government - Pensions and Retirement, Budget and Management, Department of, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Ethics, Fire Protection, Grants, Health Care Commission, Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs, Local Government Mandates, Medical Conditions -see also- AIDS; COVID-19; rabies, Medical Testing and Diagnosis, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC, Nonprofit Organizations, Standards and Best Practices, State Employees, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (179 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Cancer screening coverage for county firefighters: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, Maryland counties with self-insured employee health plans must cover preventive cancer screenings for their firefighters. Screenings must follow the latest firefighter screening guidelines required by the law. Counties cannot charge copayments or coinsurance, but deductib…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Pamela Beidle (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dawn Gile (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Clarence K. Lam (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Johnny Mautz (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 132 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 656
- 2025-03-31: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Third Reading Passed (132-0) (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-03-15: Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-13: Referred Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-03-12: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable with Amendments {193920/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_656_sb0374t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0374t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0374f.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_656_sb0374t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0374t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0374f.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0374-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).