Florida SB 984: Metropolitan Planning Organizations

Bill Text

984 
Firefighter Cancer Benefits 
2026-03-11T14:36:17Z 
Requiring a former employer to provide death benefits to certain beneficiaries for a specified time period under certain circumstances, etc. 
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 2 An act relating to firefighter cancer benefits; 
 3 amending s. 112.1816, F.S.; requiring a former 
 4 employer to provide death benefits to certain 
 5 beneficiaries for a specified time period under 
 6 certain circumstances; providing a finding and 
 7 declaration of important state interest; providing an 
 8 effective date. 
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 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 12 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section 
 13 112.1816, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 14 112.1816 Firefighters; cancer diagnosis.— 
 15 (4) 
 16 (c) Firefighters who die as a result of cancer or 
 17 circumstances that arise out of the treatment of cancer are 
 18 considered to have died in the manner as described in s. 
 19 112.191(2)(a), and all of the benefits arising out of such death 
 20 are available to the deceased firefighter’s beneficiary. Such 
 21 death benefits must be made available by the former employer of 
 22 the firefighter for 1 year after the date on which the 
 23 firefighter terminated employment so long as the firefighter 
 24 otherwise met the criteria specified in this subsection when he 
 25 or she terminated employment and was not employed as a 
 26 firefighter after that date. 
 27 Section 2. The Legislature finds and declares that this act 
 28 fulfills an important state interest. 
 29 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.