SB0984 • 2026

Firefighter Cancer Benefits

Labor

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: DiCeglie
Last action: 2026-05-26
Official status: Chapter No. 2026-99
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Firefighter Cancer Benefits

Firefighter Cancer Benefits; Requiring a former employer to provide death benefits to certain beneficiaries for a specified time period under certain circumstances, etc.

What This Bill Does

Firefighter Cancer Benefits; Requiring a former employer to provide death benefits to certain beneficiaries for a specified time period under certain circumstances, etc.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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493180

Committee amendment S 984 Filed • Governmental Oversight and Accountability (DiCeglie)

Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/11/2026

Plain English: Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
SB 984 Ì493180ÂÎ493180 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate .
House Comm: RCS .
02/11/2026 .

229782

Committee amendment S 984 c1 • Appropriations (DiCeglie)

Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/19/2026

Plain English: Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
CS for SB 984 Ì229782FÎ229782 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate .
House Comm: RCS .
02/19/2026 .

761459

Floor amendment S 984 c2 • Busatta

Senate: Concurred 3/11/2026

Plain English: HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No.

HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No.
CS/CS/SB 984 (2026) Amendment No.
761459 Approved For Filing: 3/6/2026 1:47:23 PM Page 1 of 2 CHAMBER ACTION Senate House .
Representative Busatta offered the following: 1 2 Amendment (with title amendment) 3 Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert: 4 Section 1.

Bill History

2026-05-26 The Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives
• Chapter No. 2026-99
2026-05-22 The Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives
• Approved by Governor
2026-05-21 The Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2026-03-11 Senate
• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (761459) -SJ 820 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 820 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
2026-03-09 House
• Read 2nd time • Amendment 761459 adopted • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
2026-03-09 Senate
• In returning messages
2026-03-05 House
• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2026-02-26 Senate
• Read 2nd time -SJ 455 • Read 3rd time -SJ 455 • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 455 • Immediately certified -SJ 463
2026-02-26 House
• In Messages
2026-02-24 Senate
• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time
2026-02-23 Senate
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
2026-02-20 Senate
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-18 Senate
• CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
2026-02-13 Senate
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-12 Senate
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations
2026-02-11 Senate
• CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2026-02-06 Senate
• On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2026-01-28 Senate
• Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
2026-01-27 Senate
• Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2026-01-22 Senate
• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2026-01-13 Senate
• Introduced
2026-01-07 Senate
• Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations
2025-12-19 Senate
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Firefighter Cancer Benefits; Requiring a former employer to provide death benefits to certain beneficiaries for a specified time period under certain circumstances, etc.

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED

2026

Legislature

CS for CS for SB 984, 1st Engrossed

2026984er
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2 An act relating to firefighter cancer benefits;
3 amending s. 112.1816, F.S.; requiring a former
4 employer to provide death benefits to certain
5 beneficiaries for a specified time period under
6 certain circumstances; providing a finding and
7 declaration of important state interest; providing an
8 effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section
13 112.1816, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
14 112.1816 Firefighters; cancer diagnosis.—
15 (4)
16 (c) Firefighters who die as a result of cancer or
17 circumstances that arise out of the treatment of cancer are
18 considered to have died in the manner as described in s.
19 112.191(2)(a), and all of the benefits arising out of such death
20 are available to the deceased firefighter’s beneficiary.
Such

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death benefits must be made available by the former employer of

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the firefighter for 1 year after the date on which the

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firefighter terminated employment so long as the firefighter

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otherwise met the criteria specified in this subsection when he

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or she terminated employment and was not employed as a

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firefighter after that date.

27 Section 2.
The Legislature finds and declares that this act

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fulfills an important state interest.

29 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.