Emergency and disaster law; political subdivisions.
Summary
Emergency and disaster law; political subdivisions; emergency medical services. Provides that except where a mutual aid arrangement for reciprocal assistance exists between localities, no locality shall prohibit another locality from providing emergency medical services across local boundaries solely on the basis of financial considerations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 16, 2020
Signed Apr 9, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 25, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 28, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Apr 9, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1021 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 27, 2020
Introduced
House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1008E
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105360D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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