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H97 • 2025

Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer.

Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Scott, Howard, Tyson, Huneycutt, Ager, Almond, Baker, Balkcom, Ball, Belk, Biggs, Branson, K. Brown, T. Brown, Buansi, Budd, Butler, Cairns, Carney, Carver, Cervania, Clampitt, Cohn, Colvin, Dahle, Davis, Echevarria, Gable, Greenfield, Harrison, Iler, F. Jackson, N. Jackson, Kidwell, Liu, Loftis, Lofton, Logan, Longest, Lowery, Majeed, McNeely, Morey, Moss, Penny, Pickett, G. Pierce, R. Pierce, Potts, Prather, Price, Pyrtle, Quick, Reeder, Reives, Rhyne, Riddell, Roberson, Ross, Schietzelt, Setzer, Shepard, Charles Smith, Strickland, Turner, von Haefen, Ward, Warren, White, Willingham, Winslow, Zenger
Last action
2025-05-05
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer.

H97-SMBR-35(CSBR-14)-v-2 (2025-04-30): Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer.

What This Bill Does

  • H97-SMBR-35(CSBR-14)-v-2 (2025-04-30): Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer.
  • H97-SMDC-6(e1)-v-5 (2025-03-26): Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 97: Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 97: Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer.
  • Committee: House Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery Date: April 30, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Scott, Howard, Tyson, Huneycutt Prepared by: Kyle Evans Committee Counsel Analysis of: PCS to First Edition H97-CSBR-14 Kara McCraw Director *H97-SMBR-35(CSBR-14)-v-2* Legislative Analysis Division 919-733-2578 This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
  • OVERVIEW: The Proposed Committee Substitute (PCS) to House Bill 97 would expand eligibility under the Public Safety Employees' Death Benefits Act (the Act) by covering firefighters who are killed by stomach cancer.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 97: Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 97: Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer.
  • Committee: House Pensions and Retirement.
  • If favorable, re-refer to Appropriations.
  • If favorable, re - refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: March 21, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-05 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2025-05-05 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-05-05 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  4. 2025-05-01 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  5. 2025-05-01 House

    Ordered Engrossed

  6. 2025-05-01 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2025-05-01 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2025-05-01 House

    Amend Adopted A2

  9. 2025-05-01 House

    Amend Adopted A1

  10. 2025-04-30 House

    Placed On Cal For 05/01/2025

  11. 2025-04-30 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  12. 2025-04-30 House

    Reptd Fav

  13. 2025-04-30 House

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  14. 2025-04-30 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  15. 2025-04-29 House

    Re-ref to the Com on Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  16. 2025-04-29 House

    Withdrawn From Com

  17. 2025-03-26 House

    Re-ref Com On Appropriations

  18. 2025-03-26 House

    Reptd Fav

  19. 2025-02-17 House

    Re-ref to the Com on Pensions and Retirement, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  20. 2025-02-17 House

    Withdrawn From Com

  21. 2025-02-17 House

    Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken

  22. 2025-02-12 House

    Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Pensions and Retirement, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  23. 2025-02-12 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  24. 2025-02-11 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H97-SMBR-35(CSBR-14)-v-2
(2025-04-30): Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer.
H97-SMDC-6(e1)-v-5
(2025-03-26): Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 3
HOUSE BILL 97
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/30/25
Third Edition Engrossed 5/1/25

Short Title: Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
February 12, 2025
*H97-v-3*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT INCLUDING DEA TH DUE TO CERTAIN CANCERS IN THE LIST OF 2
FIREFIGHTER DEATHS MEETING THE DEFINITION OF KILLED IN THE L INE OF 3
DUTY UNDER THE PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES' DEATH BENEFITS ACT. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. G.S. 143-166.2(6) reads as rewritten: 6
"(6) Killed in the line of duty. – This term shall apply to all of the following deaths: 7
… 8
e. When the death of a firefighter occurs as a direct and proximate result 9
of any of the following cancers that are occupationally related to 10
firefighting, that firefighter is presumed to have been killed in the line 11
of duty: 12
1. Mesothelioma. 13
2. Testicular cancer. 14
3. Cancer of the small intestine. 15
4. Esophageal cancer. 16
5. Oral cavity cancer. 17
6. Pharynx cancer. 18
7. Cancer of the stomach, also known as gastric cancer. 19
8. Prostate cancer. 20
9. Colon cancer." 21
SECTION 2. This act is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to qualifying deaths 22
occurring on or after that date. 23