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      H.B. No. 1639         AN ACT   relating to a study on the increased incidence of cancer in female   firefighters in this state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  (a)  In this Act:                (1)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Fire   Protection.                (2)  "Department" means the Department of State Health   Services.                (3)  "Registry" means the cancer registry established   under Chapter 82, Health and Safety Code.          (b)  The department, in collaboration with the commission   and using registry information, shall conduct a study on the   increased incidence of cancer in female firefighters in this state.          (c)  In conducting the study, the department and commission   shall, using registry information and data collected from readily   available sources, compare cancer rates among female firefighters   in this state to cancer rates among other women, focusing on cancers   specific to women, including ovarian and breast cancer.          (d)  Not later than September 1, 2026:                (1)  the department shall prepare and submit to the   legislature a written report containing the results of the study   and any recommendations for legislative or other action; and                (2)  the department and commission shall make the   report publicly available by posting the report on the agencies'   and registry's respective Internet websites.          (e)  This Act expires September 1, 2027.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 1639 was passed by the House on May 7,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 141, Nays 7, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 1639 was passed by the Senate on May   20, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 28, Nays 3.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor