HB 2394 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, establishing the Firefighter Cancer Screening Program and the Firefighter Cancer Screening Fund; and, in special funds, further providing for disposition of Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund.

This bill establishes a new Firefighter Cancer Screening Program and a dedicated Fund to provide cancer screening exams for eligible firefighters in Pennsylvania. The program defines eligible participants as firefighters from municipal, volunteer, or airport fire companies that meet specific criteria, such as having mutual aid agreements and responding to a minimum number of emergency calls. The Department of Health will issue benefits cards to these eligible individuals, allowing them to access medically necessary screenings using MRI or ultrasound at no cost to them. Additionally, the legislation outlines how the Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund should be managed and disposed of within special funds.

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

Jun 2026

House Passage

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 16, 2026 Last action Jun 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN3214 → Printer's No. PN3580 · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to expand the list of sponsors and include new committee members, while also updating the bill text to reflect its status as an amended version. Substantively, the bill now requires the Department of Health to include the Insurance Department in its definition, mandates that firefighters undergo cancer screening within their first three years of eligibility and then every three years thereafter, and adds specific cancer types to the screening list. Most significantly, the amendment authorizes a one-time transfer of $50 million from the Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund to the Firefighter Cancer Screening Fund by January 1, 2027, to finance these new screening requirements.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to explicitly include the Insurance Department in its oversight and to mandate specific screening intervals and cancer types for all eligible firefighters.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'Department' was modified to explicitly include the Insurance Department alongside the Department of Health.

REQUIREMENT

New requirements mandate that eligible firefighters must undergo a cancer screening examination within the first three years of becoming eligible and at least once every three years thereafter.

The list of required cancer screenings was expanded to include prostate, skin, testicular, thyroid, and urinary cancers.

FISCAL

A new provision authorizes a one-time transfer of $50,000,000 from the Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund to the Firefighter Cancer Screening Fund by January 1, 2027.

TIMELINE

The bill text was updated to reflect that it was reported from committee and amended on June 10, 2026, replacing the original April 2026 dates.

SCOPE

The list of bill sponsors was significantly expanded to include additional representatives and committee members.

Floor votes · House Jun 10, 2026

How they voted

26–0

Passed

Total votes 26

Jun 10, 2026

D Democratic14

14 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican12

12 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 10, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (26-0)

house

Jun 10, 2026

Committee

Re-committed to Rules

lower

Jun 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported as amended

lower

Apr 16, 2026

Committee

Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

lower

1 primary · 42 co-sponsors