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SB 887 Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians Procedural Guarantee Act; conduct of interrogations.
Introduced by: A. Donald McEachin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians Procedural Guarantee Act; conduct of interrogations. Provides that firefighters or emergency medical technicians may have a witness of their choice present during an interrogation, as long as the interview is not unduly delayed. The bill specifies that that the observer cannot participate or represent the employee. In addition the bill provides that all interrogations should be conducted with at least 24 hours' notice, unless the matters being investigated are of such a nature that immediate action is required.
FULL TEXT
- 12/31/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098081273 pdf
- 01/30/09 Senate: Floor substitute printed 092422273-S1 (McEachin) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/31/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098081273
- 12/31/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/21/09 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/09 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/28/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/29/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/30/09 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/09 Senate: Floor substitute printed 092422273-S1 (McEachin)
- 01/30/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/30/09 Senate: Substitute by Senator McEachin agreed to 092422273-S1
- 01/30/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB887S1
- 01/30/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/09 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/09 House: Read first time
- 02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 02/18/09 House: Assigned MPPS sub: #2
- 02/19/09 House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely
- 02/28/09 House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety