Requires employer to provide one additional paid sick day per benefit year to paid first responders for healthcare diagnostic testing.
This bill requires employers to provide paid first responders with one additional sick day each year specifically for healthcare diagnostic testing related to their job duties. It directly affects paid law enforcement officers, firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, and other paid emergency service personnel. The bill defines "healthcare diagnostic testing" as medical tests recommended by a provider to prevent or diagnose conditions linked to first responder work, with the Commissioner of Labor determining qualifying tests. Employers must grant this extra day after an employee completes their first year of service, and the Commissioner will develop implementing rules.
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Introduced Feb 24, 2026
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
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Tony Bucco
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