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HB1639 • 2025

Relating to a study on the increased incidence of cancer in female firefighters in this state.

Relating to a study on the increased incidence of cancer in female firefighters in this state.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Patterson | Collier
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to a study on the increased incidence of cancer in female firefighters in this state.

Relating to a study on the increased incidence of cancer in female firefighters in this state.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to a study on the increased incidence of cancer in female firefighters in this state.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  7. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  8. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Intent Calendar

  9. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  10. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  12. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  14. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  16. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  17. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  19. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  20. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  21. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  22. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  23. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  25. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  26. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  28. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  29. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  30. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  31. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Health & Human Services

  32. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  33. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  34. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  35. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  36. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  37. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  38. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1573

  39. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  41. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  42. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  43. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  44. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  45. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  47. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  48. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  49. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  50. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  51. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  52. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  53. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  54. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  55. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  56. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Public Health

  57. 2024-12-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to a study on the increased incidence of cancer in female firefighters in this state.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 1639 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 1639

AN ACT

relating to a study on the increased incidence of cancer in female

firefighters in this state.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. (a) In this Act:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Fire

Protection.

(2) "Department" means the Department of State Health

Services.

(3) "Registry" means the cancer registry established

under Chapter 82, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The department, in collaboration with the commission

and using registry information, shall conduct a study on the

increased incidence of cancer in female firefighters in this state.

(c) In conducting the study, the department and commission

shall, using registry information and data collected from readily

available sources, compare cancer rates among female firefighters

in this state to cancer rates among other women, focusing on cancers

specific to women, including ovarian and breast cancer.

(d) Not later than September 1, 2026:

(1) the department shall prepare and submit to the

legislature a written report containing the results of the study

and any recommendations for legislative or other action; and

(2) the department and commission shall make the

report publicly available by posting the report on the agencies'

and registry's respective Internet websites.

(e) This Act expires September 1, 2027.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1639 was passed by the House on May 7,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 7, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1639 was passed by the Senate on May

20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor