Removing qualifiers related to the presumption of occupational disease for heart problems.
SB 6180 removes specific time-based restrictions for presuming heart problems as occupational diseases among firefighters and law enforcement officers. It eliminates the previous requirement that heart issues must occur "within seventy-two hours of smoke exposure or twenty-four hours of strenuous exertion" during duty. This change directly affects firefighters (including private-sector department members with 50+ staff) and law enforcement officers who develop heart conditions during or shortly after work, extending the presumption of occupational disease without those time limits. Other existing provisions, such as the 10-year service requirement for cancer presumptions and tobacco use exclusions, remain unchanged.
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in committee
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Introduction
Jan 2026
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Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2026
Last action Feb 4, 2026
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Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
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Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
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Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
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Feb 3, 2026
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
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Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
LC - Majority; do pass.
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Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
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Jan 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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