NM Senate committee advances bill to expand firefighter cancer coverage

New Mexico legislative committee advances bill to extend workers’ compensation coverage to firefighters diagnosed with a number of cancers.

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: February 17, 2026

Words: 420

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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The New Mexico Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee on Monday unanimously voted to advance a bill that would for the first time extend workers’ compensation coverage to firefighters diagnosed with a number of cancers.

House Bill 128 would “presume” that many cancers are caused by a firefighter’s line of work. For the first time, it would extend coverage to lung, ovarian and cervical cancers.

The bill mirrors recent federal legislation and would …

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