HB 2494 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Emergency Response Exposure Grant Fund and Program; created.

Summary
Emergency Response Exposure Grant Fund and Program. Creates the Emergency Response Exposure Grant Fund and Program 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. The bill permits funding to be used for out-of-pocket medical expenses not otherwise covered by insurance, workers' compensation, or other available funding. The Department of Fire Programs shall administer the Fund and Program.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety
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Jan 8, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Appropriations
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Alex Askew
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