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Subcommittee advances bill extending presumptive cancer coverage to full‑time arson investigators
Summary
HB1489 would extend the same presumptive cancer coverage given to firefighters to full-time arson investigators employed by sheriff's offices and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The subcommittee advanced the bill 7-0 after the sponsor described a constituent affected by cancer.
House Bill 14 89 advanced out of the Cities & Counties subcommittee by a 7-0 vote. The sponsor told the committee the measure would extend the presumptive cancer protections already granted to firefighters to full-time arson investigators who work for sheriff's departments or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The sponsor cited a constituent who is an arson investigator and has suffered cancer.
Chairman Moon explained that since passage of earlier measures the 110th General Assembly, lawmakers have extended presumptive coverage to several first-responder categories and this bill aligns arson investigators with that coverage. The committee moved the bill to state and local full with unanimous support.
