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HB198 • 2025

Relating to periodic health screenings for firefighters.

Relating to periodic health screenings for firefighters.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Bumgarner | Martinez | Cole | Spiller | Walle
Last action
2025-05-29
Official status
05/29/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Effective date
2025-05-29

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to periodic health screenings for firefighters.

Relating to periodic health screenings for firefighters.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to periodic health screenings for firefighters.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. June 1, 2026

  3. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  5. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  6. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  7. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  8. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  9. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  11. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  13. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  14. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  16. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  17. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  18. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  19. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  20. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  21. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  22. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  24. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  25. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  26. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  28. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  29. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Cole

  30. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed as amended

  31. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1442

  32. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  33. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  34. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  35. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Martinez

  36. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  37. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  38. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  39. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  40. 2025-03-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  41. 2025-03-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  42. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  43. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  44. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  45. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  46. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  47. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  48. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  49. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  50. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker

  51. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to periodic health screenings for firefighters.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 198 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 198

AN ACT

relating to periodic health screenings for firefighters.

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

SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Wade Cannon Act.

SECTION 2. Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended

by adding Section 180.011 to read as follows:

Sec.

180.011.

OCCUPATIONAL CANCER SCREENING FOR

FIREFIGHTERS. (a) In this section, "firefighter" means an

individual defined as fire protection personnel under Section

419.021, Government Code.

(b)

A political subdivision that employs firefighters shall

offer an occupational cancer screening to each firefighter at no

cost to the firefighter in the fifth year of the firefighter's

employment, and once every year following the initial screening.

(c)

The occupational cancer screening offered under

Subsection (b) must be confidential, and in addition to testing for

cancer, include:

(1) a urine test;

(2) a pulmonary function test;

(3) an electrocardiogram;

(4) an infectious disease screening;

(5) a breast cancer screening;

(6) a blood test; and

(7) subject to Subsection (d), a chest x-ray.

(d)

A firefighter is eligible to receive a chest x-ray

during the screening under this section once every five years.

(e)

The Texas Commission on Fire Protection shall adopt

rules establishing minimum standards for the screening under this

section using standards developed by the National Fire Protection

Association.

(f)

Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a political subdivision

that employs firefighters is not required to offer a screening

under this section if the political subdivision offers an annual

occupational medical examination under a plan submitted to the

Texas Commission on Fire Protection no later than February 1 of each

year.

The plan must be endorsed by a physician and be in

substantial compliance with standards developed by the National

Fire Protection Association.

The Texas Commission on Fire

Protection shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect June 1, 2026.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 198 was passed by the House on May 6,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 1, 1 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 198 was passed by the Senate on May

19, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor