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House adds Parkinson's disease to firefighters' occupational diseases list
Summary
HB359—sponsored by Representative Treadaway—was passed to include Parkinson's disease among recognized occupational diseases for firefighters and to set standards for demonstrating occupational origin for benefits; the House approved the bill unanimously on final passage.
House Bill 359 passed the House to add Parkinson's disease to the list of occupational diseases for firefighters and to provide a standard for showing the disease is occupational in origin in order to qualify for benefits.
Representative Treadaway said the measure, which passed the chamber last year in committee and now returned for final action, "would add Parkinson's disease to the list of firefighters occupational diseases" and would set a standard for demonstrating occupational origin to qualify for benefits.
The clerk recorded unanimous adoption and final passage in roll calls on the floor as shown in the transcript. The sponsor indicated the bill passed without further floor debate.
The transcript contains sponsor remarks describing the bill's purpose and the clerk's recorded votes; no specific fiscal detail or implementation timeline was discussed on the floor.
