STATE FIRE MARSHAL-GRANTS
Summary
Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Provides that the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall administer grants (currently, General Revenue Fund grants) to areas not located in a fire protection district or in a municipality which provides fire protection services, to defray the organizational expenses of forming a fire protection district. Amends the Law Enforcement and Fire Fighting Medal of Honor Act. Provides that members of the Fire Fighting Medal of Honor Committee shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties from funds appropriated to the Office of the State Fire Marshal (currently, Office of the Governor) for such purpose. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Mar 17, 2017
Signed Aug 11, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2017 · House Mar 16, 2017
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 48
May 19, 2017
D
Democratic28
82% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
53
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 11, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 19, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 4, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000
upper
Apr 25, 2017
Committee
Assigned to State Government
upper
Mar 30, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 17, 2017
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 16, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (93-0-7)
house
Mar 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Fire & Emergency Services Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Fire & Emergency Services Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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