SF 4667
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/24/2026 10:31 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to public safety; expanding eligibility for survivor benefits to include when
a public safety officer dies in the line of duty from an exposure-related cancer;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, subdivision 3, by adding
subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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new text begin Carcinogen. new text end
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"Carcinogen" means an agent that is: (1) classified by the
International Agency for Research on Cancer under Group 1 or Group 2A; and (2) reasonably
linked to an exposure-related cancer.
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Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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new text begin Exposure-related cancer. new text end
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"Exposure-related cancer" means:
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(1) bladder cancer;
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(2) brain cancer;
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(3) breast cancer;
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(4) cervical cancer;
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(5) colon cancer;
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(6) colorectal cancer;
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(7) esophageal cancer;
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(8) kidney cancer;
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(9) leukemia;
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(10) lung cancer;
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(11) malignant melanoma;
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(12) mesothelioma;
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(13) multiple myeloma;
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(14) non-Hodgkin lymphoma;
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(15) ovarian cancer;
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(16) prostate cancer;
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(17) skin cancer;
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(18) stomach cancer;
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(19) testicular cancer;
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(20) thyroid cancer; and
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(21) any form of cancer added to this definition pursuant to an update in accordance
with section 299A.412.
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Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Killed in the line of duty.
(a) "Killed in the line of duty" does not include
deaths from natural causes, except as provided in this subdivision. In the case of a public
safety officer, killed in the line of duty includes the death of a public safety officer caused
by accidental means while the public safety officer is acting in the course and scope of
duties as a public safety officer. Killed in the line of duty also means if a public safety officer
dies as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture, that
officer shall be presumed to have died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury
sustained in the line of duty if:
(1) that officer, while on duty:
(i) engaged in a situation, and that engagement involved nonroutine stressful or strenuous
physical law enforcement, fire suppression, rescue, hazardous material response, emergency
medical services, prison security, disaster relief, or other emergency response activity; or
(ii) participated in a training exercise, and that participation involved nonroutine stressful
or strenuous physical activity;
(2) that officer died as a result of a heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture suffered:
(i) while engaging or participating under clause (1);
(ii) while still on duty after engaging or participating under clause (1); or
(iii) not later than 24 hours after engaging or participating under clause (1); and
(3) the presumption is not overcome by competent medical evidence to the contrary.
(b) deleted text begin "deleted text end Killed in the line of dutydeleted text begin " also means that the officerdeleted text end new text begin includes an officer who new text end died
due to suicide:
(1) secondary to a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder as described in the most
recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by
the American Psychiatric Association; or
(2) within 45 days of the end of exposure, while on duty, to a traumatic event.
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(c) Killed in the line of duty includes an officer who died from an exposure-related
cancer that was a result of exposure to a carcinogen when:
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(1) the exposure occurred while the public safety officer was acting in the course and
scope of duties as a public safety officer;
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(2) the public safety officer began serving as a public safety officer not fewer than five
years before the date of the public safety officer's diagnosis of exposure-related cancer;
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(3) the public safety officer was diagnosed with exposure-related cancer not more than
15 years after the public safety officer's last date of active service as a public safety officer;
and
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(4) the exposure-related cancer directly and proximately results in the death of the public
safety officer.
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(d) The presumption under paragraph (c) shall not apply if competent medical evidence
establishes that the exposure of the public safety officer to the carcinogen was not a
substantial contributing factor in the death of the public safety officer.
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[299A.412] UPDATES TO COVERED EXPOSURE-RELATED CANCERS.
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(a) From time to time but not less than
once every three years, the commissioner shall:
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(1) review the definition of exposure-related cancer in section 299A.41, subdivision 2a;
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(2) if appropriate, update the definition in accordance with this paragraph by rule.
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(b) The commissioner shall make an update under paragraph (a) when the commissioner
finds an update to be appropriate based on competent medical evidence of significant risk
to public safety officers of developing the form of exposure-related cancer that is the subject
of the update from engagement in the officer's public safety activities.
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(c) The competent medical evidence described in paragraph (b) may include
recommendations, risk assessments, and scientific studies by:
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(1) the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health;
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(2) the National Toxicology Program;
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(3) the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; or
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(4) the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
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(a) Any person may
petition the commissioner to add a form of cancer to the definition of exposure-related
cancer in section 299A.41, subdivision 2a.
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(b) A petition shall provide information to demonstrate that there is sufficient competent
medical evidence of significant risk to public safety officers of developing the cancer from
engagement in the officer's public safety activities.
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(c) Not later than 180 days after receipt of a petition under paragraph (b), the
commissioner shall refer the petition to appropriate medical experts for review; analysis,
including risk assessment and scientific study; and recommendation.
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(d) The commissioner shall consider each recommendation under paragraph (c) and
promptly take appropriate action in connection with the recommendation pursuant to
subdivision 1.
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(e) Not later than 30 days after taking any substantive action in connection with a
recommendation under paragraph (d), the commissioner shall notify the chairs and ranking
minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction
over public safety policy and finance.
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[299A.413] EXPOSURE-RELATED CANCER CLAIMS.
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(a) An individual may file a claim that is predicated upon a public safety officer's line
of duty death that is the direct and proximate result of an exposure-related cancer if the
death occurred on or after January 1, 2020.
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(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person eligible to file a claim for an
exposure-related cancer line of duty death of a public safety officer that occurred after
January 1, 2020, but before final enactment of this act, has three years from the date of final
enactment of this act to file the claim.
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