Connecticut SB 410: AN ACT CONCERNING PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS AND SPREAD PRICING.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 410
February Session, 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING FIREFIGHTER CANCER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 3-122a of the 2026 supplement to the general 1
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
(Effective July 1, 2026): 3
(a) For purposes of this section: 4
(1) "Dependent child" means a child, whether by blood or adoption, 5
of a first responder who (A) is under the age of twenty-two and was 6
dependent on the earnings of such first responder at the time of such 7
first responder's death, provided a child shall not be considered 8
dependent if such child provides more than half of such child's own 9
support, is married or is legally adopted by another person, or (B) is any 10
age and is physically or mentally incapacitated and was dependent on 11
the earnings of such first responder at the time of such first responder's 12
death. 13
(2) "Emergency medical technician" has the same meaning as 14
provided in section 20-206jj. 15
(3) "Firefighter" has the same meaning as provided in section 7-313g. 16
(4) "Firefighter cancer death" means the death of a firefighter who (A) 17
was diagnosed with any condition of cancer affecting the skin, brain, 18

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skeletal system, digestive system, endocrine system, respiratory system, 19
lymphatic system, reproductive system, urinary system or 20
hematological system resulting in such firefighter's death, and (B) 21
would be entitled to compensation or benefits pursuant to section 7-22
313p. 23
[(4)] (5) "First responder" means an emergency medical technician, 24
firefighter, paramedic or police officer. 25
[(5)] (6) "Killed in the line of duty" means the death of a first 26
responder while engaged in the performance of such first responder's 27
duties, resulting from an incident, an accident or violence that caused 28
such death or caused injuries that were the direct or proximate cause of 29
such first responder's death, including any (A) death that is determined 30
to be occupationally related by a workers' compensation insurance 31
carrier, an employer to whom a certificate of self-insurance has been 32
issued pursuant to section 31-248 or an administrative law judge for 33
workers' compensation purposes under chapter 568, and (B) firefighter 34
cancer death. "Killed in the line of duty" does not include the death of a 35
first responder through such first responder's own wanton or wilful act. 36
[(6)] (7) "Paramedic" has the same meaning as provided in section 20-37
206jj. 38
[(7)] (8) "Police officer" has the same meaning as provided in section 39
7-294a. 40
[(8)] (9) "Surviving family" means any person who is a surviving 41
spouse, surviving dependent child, surviving child who is not a 42
dependent child or surviving parent of a first responder killed in the line 43
of duty, or a surviving individual listed on such first responder's most 44
recent beneficiary form on file with such first responder's employer. 45
(b) (1) There is established a fund to be known as the "Fallen Hero 46
Fund", which shall be a separate, nonlapsing fund. The fund may 47
contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the fund. [and 48
shall be held by the Treasurer separate and apart from all other moneys, 49

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funds and accounts.] The interest derived from the investment of the 50
fund shall be credited to the fund. [Amounts] Except as provided in 51
subdivision (2) of this subsection, amounts in the fund may be expended 52
by the Comptroller for purposes of payments pursuant to subsection (c) 53
of this section and reimbursement of municipalities pursuant to 54
subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 3-123eee, as amended by this 55
act. [Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall 56
be carried forward in the fund for the fiscal year next succeeding.] 57
(2) Any payment made pursuant to subsection (c) of this section or 58
reimbursement provided to a municipality pursuant to subdivision (2) 59
of subsection (c) of section 3-123eee, as amended by this act, due to a 60
firefighter cancer death shall be paid from the firefighters cancer relief 61
account established pursuant to section 7-313h. 62
(c) (1) After receiving notice, in a form and manner as determined by 63
the Comptroller, from an individual who is a member of the surviving 64
family of a first responder who was killed in the line of duty, the 65
Comptroller shall pay, within available appropriations, a lump sum 66
death benefit totaling one hundred thousand dollars from the fund 67
established [in] pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this 68
section to such surviving family, in accordance with regulations 69
adopted pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, provided the 70
surviving family of a first responder killed in the line of duty shall not 71
receive more