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Committee backs expansion of presumptive occupational cancers for firefighters

House Health and Human Services Committee · February 4, 2026

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Summary

The committee advanced HB128 to update New Mexico’s firefighter occupational disease law to align with recent federal guidance and new research, add cancers relevant to women firefighters, set a five-year employment presumption for listed cancers and expand presumptive protections; testimony from firefighters and unions emphasized lived impact.

House Bill 128, which updates the occupational disease and disablement law for firefighters, won committee support after broad testimony from firefighters, unions and medical experts.

Sponsors said recent federal enactments and evolving cancer research prompted the changes, which add cancers to the presumptive…

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