HB 757 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding

HB 757 redirects funds from oil transfer license fees to establish a dedicated program for professional and volunteer firefighters' cancer screening. Starting in fiscal year 2026, $4 of the $9 per barrel oil transfer fee (collected under Maryland's Environment Article) will be transferred annually to the Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program. The Secretary of Health must use these funds exclusively for this program, including supporting academic medical centers for screening purposes. This bill directly affects Maryland firefighters by creating a new, ongoing funding source for innovative cancer screening technologies.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Signed May 20, 2025

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First - Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding → Third - Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add more sponsors and update its procedural history, including a committee recommendation and adoption. The substantive policy change involves modifying the fee structure for oil transfers in Maryland, specifically adjusting how funds are allocated to the Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program and changing the maximum fee abatement amount.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the oil transfer fee program remains the same, but the funding distribution and fee abatement limits were modified.

ELIGIBILITY

Added multiple new sponsors to the bill, expanding the coalition of legislators supporting the legislation.

FISCAL

Changed the description of program fund usage from 'academic medical centers' to 'academic medical research centers' to clarify the intended use of funds.

REQUIREMENT

Reordered the sections of the bill to address Article 4-411 (Environment) before Article 13-4006 (Health), changing the legislative structure.

Modified the fee abatement limit for the Maryland Oil Disaster Containment Fund, reducing the maximum abatement from 5 cents per barrel to 5 cents per barrel (no change in amount, but the section was moved and restructured).

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to reflect the new bill number SB 849 and included the reassigned committee information and committee report status.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 15, 2025

How they voted

45–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 46

Mar 24, 2025

D Democratic33

32 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican13

13 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 20, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 639

executive

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned Passed

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Apr 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Adopted

upper

Apr 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

Rereferred to Budget and Taxation

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Referred Rules

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (45-0-1)

senate

Mar 15, 2025

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (133-0-6)

house of delegates

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

First Reading Environment and Transportation and Ways and Means

lower

26 primary · 0 co-sponsors