House Committee Approves Presumption Bills

A generous cancer presumption bill, and a bill to extend supplemental benefits to corrections officers and some transit police, have passed key committees. Assembly Bill 1741, also known as the Thomas P. Canzanella 21st Century First Responders Protection Act, has been introduced every year since 2006 and was vetoed by Gov. Chris Christie in 2016. Firefighters have hoped this is the year it finally becomes law. It passed the Assembly Labor Committee last fall. Last week, the Assembly Appropriations Committee voted 10-1 to approve the bill, after a hearing and amendments that tightened t...