TITLE: Relating to claims for benefits or compensation for certain cancer brought by firefighters or emergency medical technicians.

SUMMARY: Relating to claims for benefits or compensation for certain cancer brought by firefighters or emergency medical technicians.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to claims for benefits or compensation for certain cancer brought by firefighters or emergency medical technicians. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 607.055(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) This section applies only to: (1) cancer that originates at the stomach, colon, rectum, skin, prostate, testis, or brain; (2) non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; (3) multiple myeloma; (4) malignant melanoma; [and] (5) renal cell carcinoma;and (6) any other cancer that may be caused by exposure to heat, smoke, radiation, or a known or suspected carcinogen as determined by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a claim for benefits or compensation brought on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.