FIRE PROTECTION DIST-AGE REQ
Summary
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that an individual who turned 35 while serving as a member of the active or reserve components of any of the branches of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard of any state, whose service was characterized as honorable or under honorable, and is currently under the age of 40 is eligible to take an examination for a position as a firefighter. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2014
Committee Review
Apr 2014
House Passage
May 2014
Senate Passage
May 2014
Signed into Law
Aug 2014
Introduced Mar 5, 2014
Signed Aug 18, 2014
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2014 · House Mar 5, 2014
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
May 21, 2014
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 18, 2014
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 21, 2014
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Apr 30, 2014
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Local Government; 011-000-000
upper
Apr 23, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Mar 6, 2014
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 5, 2014
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 5, 2014
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (94-0-5)
house
Feb 25, 2014
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Public Safety: Police & Fire Committee; 017-000-000
lower
Feb 18, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Public Safety: Police & Fire Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2014
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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