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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6284

SB 6284: Fire districts/annex & merge

Allowing fire protection district annexations and mergers within a reasonable geographic proximity.

Summary

  • Provides that property located within a reasonable proximity to, rather than adjacent to, a fire district may be annexed by the fire district.
  • Authorizes a fire protection jurisdiction that is located within a reasonable proximity to the boundary of a regional fire district authority to be eligible for annexation by the authority, rather than adjacent to the authority.
  • Permits two or more fire protection jurisdictions located within reasonable proximity to each other—rather than adjacent to each other—to form a regional fire service authority.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 11, 2018
  2. Out of committeeJan 26, 2018
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dean Takko (D-19)
Introduced
January 11, 2018 in the Senate
Last action
February 22, 2018
Companion bill
HB 2576
Versions
SB 6284, SSB 6284

AN ACT Relating to allowing fire protection district annexations and mergers within a reasonable geographic proximity;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dean Takko (D-19)

3 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Senator R-18Senator D-22Guy Palumbo D-1

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 6284)
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 6284)
  4. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6284)
  6. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  7. LGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6284)
  8. LGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to Local Government.

SB 6284 in other sessions

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