2016 Senate Bill 1150

Expand firefighters’ cancer presumption

Introduced in the Senate

Oct. 20, 2016

Introduced by Sen. Curtis Hertel (D-23)

To extend to volunteer firefighters a presumption certain types of cancer arose out of and in the course of employment for purposes of granting workers compensation benefits. A <a href=" http://www.michiganvotes.org/2013-SB-211">2014 law</a> did this for paid firefighters.

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations