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SENATE BILL 288
By Bailey
SB0288
002072
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-
51-201, relative to compensation paid to
firefighters for certain conditions or injuries.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-51-201(d)(1), is amended by
inserting the language "prostate cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer" immediately after
"testicular cancer,".
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-51-201(d)(2)(A), is amended by
adding the following as a new subdivision:
(iii) Any firefighter desiring to utilize the presumption established in this
subsection (d) for prostate cancer, breast cancer, or pancreatic cancer, must obtain a
physical medical examination after July 1, 2025, and the examination must include a
cancer screening that fails to reveal any evidence of prostate cancer, breast cancer, or
pancreatic cancer.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.