Bills to Expand Presumptions Pass First Chamber

Bills that would expand Maryland's hypertension presumption for firefighters and extend the heart disease and hypertension presumption to correctional officers in another county are moving through the General Assembly. The House of Delegates on Thursday voted 129-2 to pass HB 347, which would revise the hypertension presumption for firefighters. The same day, the Senate voted 45-0 to pass companion measure SB 90. The House on Thursday also voted 130-1 to pass HB 878, which would apply heart and hypertension presumptions to correctional workers in Carroll County, while the Senate...