Bill Sponsor
Florida Senate Bill 984
Session 2026
Firefighter Cancer Benefits and Prevention
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 26, 2026
Sponsors
Committee
Appropriations
Committee
Governmental Oversight and Accountability
First Action
Dec 19, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
984
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Committee
Appropriations
Primary
Committee
Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Primary
Republican
Primary
Unknown
Smith
Cosponsor
Summary
Firefighter Cancer Benefits and Prevention; Revising conditions under which a specified one-time payment must be made by a former employer upon a firefighter’s cancer diagnosis; requiring a former employer to provide death benefits for a specified timeframe under certain circumstances; deleting the requirement for the Division of State Fire Marshal to adopt rules for establishing employer cancer prevention best practices, etc.
Documents (7)
Bill Analysis -- Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) (1/26/2026 3:31 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) (1/28/2026 8:27 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) (2/10/2026 1:20 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) (2/12/2026 2:40 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) (2/17/2026 9:34 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations (Post-Meeting) (2/20/2026 3:03 PM)
02/26/2026
House
In Messages
02/26/2026
Senate
Immediately certified
02/26/2026
Senate
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
02/26/2026
Senate
Read 3rd time
02/26/2026
Senate
Read 2nd time
02/24/2026
Senate
CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time
02/23/2026
Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
02/20/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/20/2026
Senate
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
02/18/2026
Senate
CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
02/18/2026
Senate
CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
02/13/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
02/12/2026
Senate
Now in Appropriations
02/12/2026
Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
02/11/2026
Senate
CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
02/06/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
01/28/2026
Senate
Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
01/27/2026
Senate
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
01/22/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
01/13/2026
Senate
Introduced
01/07/2026
Senate
Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations
12/19/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Jan 18, 2026 2:34:15 AM
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2026 11:24:24 AM