Firefighters - As introduced, authorizes county governments to hire up to two firefighters to staff each volunteer fire department station in the county; requires the state to pay for the health and retirement benefits for firefighters employed under this bill. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 17 and Title 8.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2019
Last action Apr 3, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Apr 3, 2019
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Public Service & Employees Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to State Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rusty Crowe
RRepublican
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