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2005 SESSION

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HB 1703 Volunteer firefighters; exempts minors aged 16 years or older from child labor provisions.

Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Volunteer firefighters; minors; emergency. Provides that ordinances of counties, cities, and towns authorizing participation by minors aged 16 years or older in volunteer fire companies apply to minors resident anywhere in the Commonwealth. The measure also provides that localities by ordinance may authorize such minors to seek firefighter certification. Such minors who are members of a volunteer fire company are exempted from child labor provisions while participating in all activities of a volunteer fire company, but shall not enter a burning structure prior to obtaining firefighter certification except where such entry is necessary to obtain the firefighter certification. The bill will take effect upon passage.

FULL TEXT

• 12/27/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 056027372  pdf
• 02/02/05  House: Committee substitute printed 058207372-H1  pdf
• 02/05/05  House: Floor substitute printed 058208372-H2 (Kilgore)  pdf
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1703ER)  pdf
• 03/24/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0151)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
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HISTORY

• 12/27/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 056027372
• 12/27/04  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/01/05  House: Reported from C. & L. with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/05  House: Committee substitute printed 058207372-H1
• 02/03/05  House: Read first time
• 02/04/05  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/05/05  House: Read second time
• 02/05/05  House: Committee substitute rejected 058207372-H1
• 02/05/05  House: Floor substitute printed 058208372-H2 (Kilgore)
• 02/05/05  House: Substitute by Del. Kilgore agreed to 058208372-H2
• 02/05/05  House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB1703H2
• 02/07/05  House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/05  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/08/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/08/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/21/05  Senate: Reported from C. & L. with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/05  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/05  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/23/05  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/23/05  Senate: Emergency clause added
• 02/23/05  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/23/05  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/24/05  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/05  House: VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (95-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1703ER)
• 03/09/05  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/20/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 151 (effective 3/20/05)
• 03/24/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0151)