# Virginia HB393: Firefighters Cancer Screening Grant Program and Fund; established.

Virginia HB393, Firefighters Cancer Screening Grant Program and Fund; established., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alex Q. Askew (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB393
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Firefighters Cancer Screening Grant Program and Fund; established.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Alex Q. Askew (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Firefighters Cancer Screening Grant Program and Fund established. Creates the Firefighters Cancer Screening Grant Program and Fund to award grants to localities for costs incurred in providing certain cancer detection tests to firefighters. The bill provides that in any year that the amount of funds in the Firefighters Cancer Screening Fund reduces to zero and the Fund does not receive a separate appropriation, the Grant Program and Fund shall expire.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alex Q. Askew (Democratic), House

## Actions (18)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB393) (House)
- 2026-02-15: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Committee substitute printed 26107943D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-13: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-13: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB393) (House)
- 2026-01-17: Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement (House)
- 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103166D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231610.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230782.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230778.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231609.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230777.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230781.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230619.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230618.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231610.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230782.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230778.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231609.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230777.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230781.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230619.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230618.PDF)

## Related
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- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB393-2027 (as of 2026-10-13).