LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 7, 2025 TO: Honorable Angie Chen Button, Chair, House Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1691 by Bumgarner (Relating to claims for benefits or compensation for certain cancer brought by firefighters or emergency medical technicians.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources. Local Government ImpactThis bill would add certain additional cancers to the list of cancers that would be presumed to have developed during employment as a firefighter or emergency medical technician. Units of local government could see an increase in claims for benefits or compensation. The number of increased claims and the cost of additional benefits and compensation is unknown, so the fiscal impact cannot be determined. Source Agencies: b > td > 454 Department of Insurance, 479 State Office of Risk Management LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, RStu, BFa, CWi
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 7, 2025
TO: Honorable Angie Chen Button, Chair, House Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1691 by Bumgarner (Relating to claims for benefits or compensation for certain cancer brought by firefighters or emergency medical technicians.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Angie Chen Button, Chair, House Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1691 by Bumgarner (Relating to claims for benefits or compensation for certain cancer brought by firefighters or emergency medical technicians.), As Introduced
Honorable Angie Chen Button, Chair, House Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Honorable Angie Chen Button, Chair, House Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1691 by Bumgarner (Relating to claims for benefits or compensation for certain cancer brought by firefighters or emergency medical technicians.), As Introduced
HB1691 by Bumgarner (Relating to claims for benefits or compensation for certain cancer brought by firefighters or emergency medical technicians.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
This bill would add certain additional cancers to the list of cancers that would be presumed to have developed during employment as a firefighter or emergency medical technician. Units of local government could see an increase in claims for benefits or compensation. The number of increased claims and the cost of additional benefits and compensation is unknown, so the fiscal impact cannot be determined.
Source Agencies: b > td > 454 Department of Insurance, 479 State Office of Risk Management
454 Department of Insurance, 479 State Office of Risk Management
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, RStu, BFa, CWi
JMc, RStu, BFa, CWi