VOLUNTEER EMT PROTECT JOB
Summary
Amends the Volunteer Firefighter Job Protection Act to also provide volunteer emergency workers with job protections. Changes the short title of the Act to the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to municipalities of 3,500 or more. Defines volunteer emergency worker. Makes other changes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2005
Committee Review
May 2005
House Passage
May 2005
Senate Passage
May 2005
Signed into Law
Aug 2005
Introduced Mar 8, 2005
Signed Aug 16, 2005
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2005 · House Mar 3, 2005
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 52
May 19, 2005
D
Democratic27
100% Yea
R
Republican25
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
4
Aug 16, 2005
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 19, 2005
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 19, 2005
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 19, 2005
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0-2)
senate
May 18, 2005
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Local Government
upper
May 16, 2005
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
upper
May 3, 2005
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
May 3, 2005
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs
upper
Apr 20, 2005
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 13, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Mar 17, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 8, 2005
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 3, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-14-3)
house
Feb 24, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 011-007-000
lower
Feb 2, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Labor Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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