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CT HB06277

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/19/2023

Primary Sponsor

Mary Mushinsky

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends section 31-294j of the general statutes to establish a legal presumption that a firefighter's cancer diagnosis arose from employment
  • Presumes cancer in firefighters results from occupational exposures inherent to firefighting duties
  • Shifts the burden by establishing cancer as presumptively work-related, rather than requiring firefighters to prove causation
  • Referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Employees
  • Introduced by Rep. Mushinsky (85th District) in the January 2023 session

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning The Protection Of Firefighters Who Develop Cancer.

Last Action

Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees

1/19/2023

Committee Referrals

Labor and Public Employees1/19/2023

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