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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5537: Reg. fire protection service

Establishing regional fire protection service authorities within the boundaries of regional cities.

Summary

  • A regional city may create an Authority. Regional city means a city with no less than either 40 percent of the total population of the county in which the city is located, or 50,000 residents.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5537), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2015
  2. Out of committeeFeb 11, 2015
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Cyrus Habib (D-48)
Introduced
January 23, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
HB 1606

AN ACT Relating to establishing regional fire protection service authorities within the boundaries of regional cities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Cyrus Habib (D-48)

5 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 4 Republicans)

Mark Miloscia R-30Pam Roach R-31Brian Dansel R-7Marko Liias D-21Joe Fain R-47

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. On motion, referred to Rules Green Sheet for second reading.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  8. Senate Rules "X" file.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  12. Minority; do not pass.
  13. GOS - Majority; do pass.
  14. First reading, referred to Government Operations & State Security.

SB 5537 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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