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
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
Aug 2018
Introduced Apr 19, 2018
Signed Aug 19, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 19, 2018 · House May 24, 2018
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 48
Apr 19, 2018
D
Democratic28
89% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 19, 2018
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 24, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 16, 2018
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 022-000-000
lower
May 7, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 24, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 19, 2018
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 19, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-4)
senate
Feb 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Labor; 015-000-000
upper
Feb 7, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Labor
upper
Jan 30, 2018
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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