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CT HB06369
Bill
Status
1/20/2023
Primary Sponsor
Liz Linehan
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AI Summary
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Creates a legal presumption that a firefighter's cancer diagnosis arose from their employment for workers' compensation purposes
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Establishes a working group composed of firefighters and UConn Health network members to research firefighter cancer rates
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Requires the working group to compare breast and endocrine cancer rates among Connecticut firefighters to those in other states
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Directs research into cancer prevalence in states that ban certain flame retardants compared to Connecticut, and develop a plan to phase out and ban certain flame retardants
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Tasks the working group with recommending safeguards and preventative care measures for breast, endocrine, and other cancers in firefighters
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning The Health Of Firefighters.
Last Action
Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees
1/20/2023