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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina expands line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters with cancer and appropriates $2 million annually
Last action · March 12, 2025: Re-ref Com On Appropriations (House action)Sponsors: Brenden Jones and 69 others
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina expands the to include any cancer diagnosis that qualified a firefighter for benefits under the Firefighters' Cancer Insurance Program or the Firefighters' Health Benefits Pilot Program. The measure makes the Firefighters' Health Benefits Pilot Program a permanent continuation under the Office of the State Fire Marshal, authorizes the use of up to ten percent of program funds for administrative expenses, and appropriates $2 million in annually for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. The act takes effect July 1, 2025, and applies to qualifying deaths occurring on or after that date.
Families of firefighters who die from occupationally related cancers qualify for state death benefits if the firefighter received qualifying cancer insurance or pilot program benefits, backed by a recurring $2 million annual state .
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Firefighters
Firefighters diagnosed with occupationally related cancers gain expanded eligibility for line-of-duty death benefits and permanent health benefit program coverage.
Office of the State Fire Marshal
The office is tasked with permanently administering the Firefighters' Cancer Insurance Program and contracting with a third-party administrator.
Department of State Treasurer
The department receives recurring appropriations of $2 million per year for death benefit payments.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
5 actions- Mar 12, 2025HouseRe-ref Com On Appropriations
- Mar 12, 2025HouseReptd Fav
- Mar 5, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Pensions and Retirement, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Mar 5, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Mar 4, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Permanent Continuation of Pilot Program
The legislation formally transitions the temporary Firefighters' Health Benefits Pilot Program into a permanent continuation under the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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