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H5631Introduced in the House

Mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer

Engrossed

Introduced by House Committee on Ways and Means

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer

Where it stands

Read third and passed to be engrossed

October 15, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: House Passed to be engrossed - 154 YEAS to 0 NAYS · July 31, 2026

153

Yes

0

No

5

Absent or Not Voting

158 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Christopher Flanagan01-BARYes
John Barrett01-BERYes
Michael Chaisson01-BRIYes
Dawne Shand01-ESSYes
Todd Smola01-HAMYes
Lindsay Sabadosa01-HAMYes
Margaret Scarsdale01-MIDYes
Bruce Ayers01-NORYes
Michelle Badger01-PLYYes
Adrian Madaro01-SUFYes

Bill history

  1. Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. Pending new draft of H4946

  3. New draft of H4946

  4. Ordered to a third reading

  5. Rules suspended

  6. Read third

  7. Passed to be engrossed - 157 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 256 )

  8. Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  9. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3284

  10. Rules suspended

  11. Read second

  12. Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3284

  13. Ordered to a third reading

  14. Read third and passed to be engrossed

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