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2023 SESSION
SB 905 Fire marshals; police powers, training requirements.
Introduced by: Bill DeSteph | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Police powers of fire marshals; training requirements. Provides that a local fire marshal or assistant shall not exercise any police powers until such person has satisfactorily completed a basic law-enforcement course for fire marshals with police powers and maintains satisfactory participation in in-service and advanced courses and programs. The bill also provides that current or prior certification as a law-enforcement officer may satisfy the police powers training requirements. This bill is identical to HB 1993.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101310D pdf
- 01/18/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23101310D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB905ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/22/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0216) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/05/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101310D
- 01/05/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/11/23 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/13/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/23 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/17/23 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/18/23 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/23 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/18/23 Senate: Amendment by Senator McDougle agreed to
- 01/18/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB905E
- 01/18/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23101310D-E
- 01/18/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/23 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/23 House: Read first time
- 02/08/23 House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/10/23 House: Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/23 House: Read second time
- 02/15/23 House: Read third time
- 02/15/23 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/23 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/20/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB905ER)
- 02/20/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/23 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
- 03/02/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/22/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 216 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/22/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0216)