A broad coalition of Democrats and Republicans in the Colorado House on Friday approve a measure seeking to pump more money into efforts to expand resources for volunteer firefighters in Colorado.

Senate Bill 2 would add $5 million to the Local Firefighter Safety and Disease Prevention Grant Program and expand it to cover replacement firefighting equipment.

The bill – which is being carried in the House by Reps. Perry Will, R-New Castle, and Lisa Cutter, D-Littleton – would also make volunteer fire departments eligible for reimbursement for wildland fire suppression activities and provide behavioral health care services to firefighters.

The legislation passed on a 54-4 vote.

The bill has already cleared the Senate, though it now returns to that chamber for review of amendments the House adopted.

Colorado Politics reporter Hannah Metzger contributed to this report.