Colorado SB 184 — Firefighter Cancer Benefits & Workers' Compensation
Colorado, 2026A. SB 184: Firefighter Cancer Benefits & Workers' Compensation
Latest action
June 3, 2026 — Governor Vetoed
Summary
Currently, the 'Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado' provides that certain cancers contracted by firefighters are considered occupational diseases presumed to have been a result of the firefighters' employment. A firefighter's employer or an insurer may rebut this presumption by showing by a preponderance of the medical evidence that the cancer did not occur on the job. The act expands the types of cancer that are considered occupational diseases and strengthens the rebuttable presumption to require an employer to show clear and convincing evidence that the cancer did not occur on the job. The act exempts firefighters who are employed by the state.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors
- M. Ball — primary sponsor
- R. Rodriguez — primary sponsor
- M. Carter — primary sponsor
- J. Mabrey — primary sponsor
- A. Benavidez
- J. Coleman
- L. Cutter
- J. Danielson
- T. Exum
- J. Gonzales
- C. Kipp
- C. Kolker
- W. Lindstedt
- J. Marchman
- K. Mullica
- T. Sullivan
- K. Wallace
- M. Weissman
- J. Bacon
- A. Boesenecker
- S. Camacho
- M. Duran
- L. García
- E. Hamrick
- J. Jackson
- S. Lieder
- M. Lindsay
- K. Nguyen
- N. Ricks
- M. Rutinel
- E. Sirota
- T. Story
- A. Valdez
- E. Velasco
- J. Willford
- Y. Zokaie
Bill text
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Introduced Read version ↗
Recorded votes
Refer Senate Bill 26-184, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
May 5, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 3 · no: 2 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (5)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Jessie Danielson | yes |
| Nick Hinrichsen | yes |
| Larry Liston | no |
| Iman Jodeh | yes |
| Marc Catlin | no |
Adopt amendment L.001
May 5, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 3 · no: 2 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (5)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Jessie Danielson | yes |
| Nick Hinrichsen | yes |
| Larry Liston | no |
| Iman Jodeh | yes |
| Marc Catlin | no |
REPASS
May 13, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 23 · no: 12 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (35)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Coleman | yes |
| Zamora Wilson | no |
| Weissman | yes |
| Wallace | yes |
| Sullivan | yes |
| Snyder | yes |
| Simpson | no |
| Rodriguez | yes |
| Roberts | yes |
| Rich | no |
| Pelton R. | no |
| Pelton B. | no |
| Mullica | yes |
| Marchman | yes |
| Liston | no |
| Lindstedt | yes |
| Kolker | yes |
| Kirkmeyer | no |
| Kipp | yes |
| Jodeh | yes |
| Hinrichsen | yes |
| Gonzales J. | yes |
| Frizell | no |
| Exum | yes |
| Daugherty | yes |
| Danielson | yes |
| Cutter | yes |
| Catlin | no |
| Carson | no |
| Bright | no |
| Bridges | yes |
| Benavidez | yes |
| Ball | yes |
| Baisley | no |
| Amabile | yes |
BILL
May 12, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 42 · no: 23 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (65)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| McCluskie | yes |
| Zokaie | yes |
| Woog | no |
| Woodrow | yes |
| Winter T. | no |
| Willford | yes |
| Weinberg | no |
| Velasco | yes |
| Valdez | yes |
| Titone | yes |
| Taggart | no |
| Suckla | no |
| Story | yes |
| Stewart R. | yes |
| Stewart K. | yes |
| Soper | no |
| Smith | yes |
| Slaugh | no |
| Sirota | yes |
| Rydin | yes |
| Rutinel | yes |
| Ricks | yes |
| Richardson | no |
| Phillips | yes |
| Paschal | no |
| Nguyen | yes |
| McCormick | yes |
| Mauro | yes |
| Martinez | yes |
| Marshall | yes |
| Mabrey | yes |
| Lukens | yes |
| Luck | no |
| Lindsay | yes |
| Lieder | yes |
| Keltie | no |
| Joseph | yes |
| Johnson | no |
| Jackson | yes |
| Hartsook | no |
| Hamrick | yes |
| Gonzalez R. | no |
| Goldstein | yes |
| Gilchrist | yes |
| Garcia Sander | no |
| Garcia | yes |
| Froelich | yes |
| Flanell | no |
| Feret | yes |
| Espenoza | yes |
| English | yes |
| Duran | yes |
| DeGraaf | no |
| Clifford | yes |
| Carter | yes |
| Camacho | yes |
| Caldwell | no |
| Brown | yes |
| Brooks | no |
| Bradley | no |
| Bradfield | no |
| Bottoms | no |
| Boesenecker | yes |
| Barron | no |
| Bacon | yes |
AMD (H.001)
May 11, 2026 · House · fail
yes: 21 · no: 42 · other: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (65)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| McCluskie | no |
| Zokaie | excused |
| Woog | yes |
| Woodrow | no |
| Winter T. | yes |
| Willford | no |
| Weinberg | yes |
| Velasco | no |
| Valdez | no |
| Titone | no |
| Taggart | no |
| Suckla | yes |
| Story | no |
| Stewart R. | no |
| Stewart K. | no |
| Soper | yes |
| Smith | no |
| Slaugh | yes |
| Sirota | no |
| Rydin | no |
| Rutinel | no |
| Ricks | no |
| Richardson | yes |
| Phillips | no |
| Paschal | yes |
| Nguyen | no |
| McCormick | no |
| Mauro | no |
| Martinez | no |
| Marshall | no |
| Mabrey | no |
| Lukens | no |
| Luck | yes |
| Lindsay | no |
| Lieder | no |
| Keltie | yes |
| Joseph | no |
| Johnson | yes |
| Jackson | no |
| Hartsook | yes |
| Hamrick | no |
| Gonzalez R. | yes |
| Goldstein | no |
| Gilchrist | no |
| Garcia Sander | yes |
| Garcia | no |
| Froelich | no |
| Flanell | yes |
| Feret | no |
| Espenoza | no |
| English | no |
| Duran | no |
| DeGraaf | yes |
| Clifford | no |
| Carter | no |
| Camacho | no |
| Caldwell | yes |
| Brown | no |
| Brooks | yes |
| Bradley | yes |
| Bradfield | yes |
| Bottoms | excused |
| Boesenecker | no |
| Barron | yes |
| Bacon | no |
Refer Senate Bill 26-184 to the Committee of the Whole.
May 9, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 8 · no: 3 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (11)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Jenny Willford | yes |
| Chad Clifford | yes |
| Naquetta Ricks | yes |
| Kenny Nguyen | yes |
| Stephanie Luck | no |
| Meg Froelich | yes |
| Lisa Feret | yes |
| Cecelia Espenoza | yes |
| Ken DeGraaf | no |
| Michael Carter | yes |
| Brandi Bradley | no |
CONCUR
May 13, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 35 · no: 0 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (35)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Coleman | yes |
| Zamora Wilson | yes |
| Weissman | yes |
| Wallace | yes |
| Sullivan | yes |
| Snyder | yes |
| Simpson | yes |
| Rodriguez | yes |
| Roberts | yes |
| Rich | yes |
| Pelton R. | yes |
| Pelton B. | yes |
| Mullica | yes |
| Marchman | yes |
| Liston | yes |
| Lindstedt | yes |
| Kolker | yes |
| Kirkmeyer | yes |
| Kipp | yes |
| Jodeh | yes |
| Hinrichsen | yes |
| Gonzales J. | yes |
| Frizell | yes |
| Exum | yes |
| Daugherty | yes |
| Danielson | yes |
| Cutter | yes |
| Catlin | yes |
| Carson | yes |
| Bright | yes |
| Bridges | yes |
| Benavidez | yes |
| Ball | yes |
| Baisley | yes |
| Amabile | yes |
BILL
May 7, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 22 · no: 13 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (35)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Coleman | yes |
| Zamora Wilson | no |
| Weissman | yes |
| Wallace | yes |
| Sullivan | yes |
| Snyder | no |
| Simpson | no |
| Rodriguez | yes |
| Roberts | yes |
| Rich | no |
| Pelton R. | no |
| Pelton B. | no |
| Mullica | yes |
| Marchman | yes |
| Liston | no |
| Lindstedt | yes |
| Kolker | yes |
| Kirkmeyer | no |
| Kipp | yes |
| Jodeh | yes |
| Hinrichsen | yes |
| Gonzales J. | yes |
| Frizell | no |
| Exum | yes |
| Daugherty | yes |
| Danielson | yes |
| Cutter | yes |
| Catlin | no |
| Carson | no |
| Bright | no |
| Bridges | yes |
| Benavidez | yes |
| Ball | yes |
| Baisley | no |
| Amabile | yes |
Legislative history
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
- Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
- House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Sent to the Governor
- Governor Vetoed
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