Senate Bill No. 349 proposes modifications to the reporting requirements for the Firefighters Cancer Relief Fund. The bill repeals the current requirement for the State Treasurer to submit separate annual reports on the Firefighters Cancer Relief Program and a workers’ compensation-like program for firefighters with cancer. Instead, it combines these into a single report due by October 1, 2026, which will be submitted annually thereafter. The new report will include projected and actual expenditures for each program and the sources of income for the firefighters cancer relief account, rather than demographic information about the firefighters receiving benefits.

Additionally, the bill expands the recipients of the report to include the Labor and Public Employees Committee, alongside the existing Firefighters Cancer Relief Fund Advisory Committee. It also updates the definition of "firefighter" to encompass a broader range of fire-related personnel and repeals an outdated section of the law. These changes are intended to streamline reporting and improve oversight of the fund without imposing any fiscal impact on the state or municipalities. The effective date for these changes is set for October 1, 2026.

Statutes affected:
Raised Bill: 7-313r, 7-313k
LAB Joint Favorable: 7-313r, 7-313k
File No. 51: 7-313r, 7-313k