AN ACT relating to fire protection.
Summary
Amend KRS 95A.520 and 95A.540 to apply existing provisions of law to departments that merge prior to the effective date of the Act; create a new section of KRS Chapter 95A to allow departments merging after the effective date of the Act to retain all qualified shares of aid that each merging department would have received prior to merger.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 18, 2022
Signed Mar 30, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2022
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 8, 2022
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 30, 2022
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 57)
upper
Mar 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 94-0
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 11, 2022
Committee
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 35-0
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve Meredith
RRepublican
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