VirginiaEmergency Response Exposure Grant Fund and Program; created.
What it does
Emergency Response Exposure Grant Fund and Program. Creates the Emergency Response Exposure Grant Fund and Program, to be administered by the Department of Fire Programs, to award grants to localities to support certain emergency responders who were exposed to a qualifying emergency, defined in the bill. The bill requires funding to be used for annual cancer screenings and health care expenses incurred by eligible emergency responders, defined in the bill, in the event such emergency responders are diagnosed with cancer from toxic material exposure.
More detail
The bill permits funding to be used for out-of-pocket medical expenses not otherwise covered by insurance, workers' compensation, or other available funding.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 21Continued from last sessionLatest
- Feb 3Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Jan 28Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 22Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB672)
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103752DIntroduced