VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY WORKER
Summary
Amends the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act. Provides that "volunteer emergency worker" means a person who serves as a member of a fire department of a fire protection district, municipality, or other unit of government on other than a full-time career basis and who meets the requirements for volunteer status under the Code of Federal Regulations and Opinion Letters from the United States Department of Labor. Provides that "volunteer emergency worker" also means, including, but not limited to, a person who serves on a volunteer basis and is licensed under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act as an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)(First Responder), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate (EMT-I), Advanced Emergency Medical Responder (A-EMT), or Paramedic (EMT-P), or a volunteer ambulance driver or attendant, and the person does not work in one of these capacities for another fire department, fire protection district, or governmental entity on a full-time career basis. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2018
Last action Jan 8, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 10, 2018
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Apr 10, 2018
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican11
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Apr 27, 2018
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2018
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 029-000-000
lower
Apr 10, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (27-0)
house
Mar 5, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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