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H4777 • 2026
Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan
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Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 87 )
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means ( House Journal-page 87 )
Prefiled
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan
2025-2026 Bill 4777: Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly 126th Session, 2025-2026 Download This Bill in Microsoft Word Format Indicates Matter Stricken Indicates New Matter H. 4777 STATUS INFORMATION General Bill Sponsors: Reps. Wooten, C. Mitchell, Pope and White Document Path: LC-0380CM26.docx Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026 Currently residing in the House Summary: Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS Date Body Action Description with journal page number 12/16/2025 House Prefiled 12/16/2025 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means 1/13/2026 House Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 87 ) 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means ( House Journal-page 87 ) 1/20/2026 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White View the latest legislative information at the website VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 12/17/2025 A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 23-9-197 , RELATING TO THE FIREFIGHTER CANCER HEALTHCARE BENEFIT PLAN, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "FIREFIGHTER" TO INCLUDE CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION ASSIGNED TO THE ARSON UNIT. B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 1. S ection 23-9-197 (A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read: ( A) As used in this section: ( 1) "Cancer" includes malignant neoplasms of the following body areas and organ systems: ( a) central and peripheral nervous system; ( b) oropharyngeal; ( c) respiratory tract; ( d) gastrointestinal tract; ( e) hepatobiliary; ( f) solid organ and endocrine; ( g) genitourinary and male reproductive; ( h) GYN; ( i) skin, soft tissue, and breast; and ( j) bone and blood. ( 2) "Fire department" means any organization located and based in this State that provides rescue, fire suppression, and related activities including any public or government-sponsored organizations, excluding federal agencies, engaged in rescue, fire suppression, and related activities. ( 3) "Firefighter" means any person, paid or unpaid, who engages in rescue, fire suppression, or related activities, under the supervision of a fire chief or fire department in this State or who is employed by the State Commission of Forestry, South Carolina State Fire, or a forestry district for the purpose of fire protection. The term also includes employees of the State Law Enforcement Division assigned to the Arson Unit who perform arson investigation, fire-scene origin and cause determination, evidence collection, or related law-enforcement functions that routinely expose them to the same hazards and carcinogenic environments encountered by firefighters. S ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. ----XX---- This web page was last updated on January 13, 2026 at 2:40 PM