FIRE HYDRANT ACT-NONCOMPLIANCE
Summary
Amends the Fire Hydrant Act. Provides that whoever fails to comply with any of the provisions of the Act, after receiving written notice of noncompliance or violation from a fire protection district or municipality in whose jurisdiction a fire hydrant is located, shall be responsible for all reasonable costs that the fire protection district or municipality incurs to correct the noncompliance, including attorney's fees and legal expenses incurred by the fire protection district or municipality in recovering the costs from the responsible party. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Jul 2015
Introduced Apr 21, 2015
Signed Jul 30, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2015 · House May 20, 2015
How they voted
43–2
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 52
Apr 21, 2015
D
Democratic33
87% Yea
R
Republican19
73% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Jul 30, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 20, 2015
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 20, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-5)
house
May 14, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 006-000-000
lower
May 8, 2015
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
lower
Apr 27, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 21, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 21, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-2-7)
senate
Mar 11, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 008-002-000
upper
Mar 11, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 10, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
upper
Mar 5, 2015
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 5, 2015
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
upper
Feb 11, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Feb 3, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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