Relates to youth programs sponsored by fire departments
Summary
Relates to youth programs sponsored by fire departments; provides that participants may respond to an emergency or hazardous activity, but shall remain in an appropriate and safe designated area that has been established by the chief or officer in charge; provides such participants cannot respond to an emergency on a vehicle using lights and/or sirens; provides such participants may not enter a burning structure; protects volunteer fire departments and fire companies from certain criminal and civil liability potentially arising from the operation of a youth program.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2021
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Sep 3, 2021
Last action May 18, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 18, 2022
How they voted
60–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 62
May 18, 2022
D
Democratic42
95% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 18, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
May 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
AMENDED 7359A
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
Sep 3, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JE
John E. Brooks
DDemocratic
Co
Pam Helming
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence
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