2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB459: Counties - Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters - Required Coverage (James "Jimmy" Malone Act)

Legislative Summary

Requiring counties that offer self-insured employee health benefit plans to provide to firefighters employed by the county coverage for preventive cancer screenings in accordance with certain guidelines; authorizing a county to satisfy the requirement by providing a no-cost annual examination or applying for a grant to pay for certain cancer screening technologies; prohibiting counties from imposing a copayment, coinsurance, or deductible requirement; and requiring the Maryland Health Commission to conduct a certain study.

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Bill History

1/20/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Favorable with Amendments {313429/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Finance
Senate
3/24/2025
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
3/25/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Senate
3/31/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/1/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
5/20/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 655
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 313429/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 313429/1 Adopted

3/12/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/31/2025
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/13/2025
140
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED