BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5996

SB 5996: Fires/prevent, suppress

Funding fire prevention and suppression activities.

Summary

Creates a surcharge on property and casualty insurance premiums of 0.52 percent.
Allocates the revenue raised to the new Wildfire Prevention and Suppression Account.
Prioritizes expenditures from the Wildfire Prevention and Suppression account in the following order: (1) emergency fire fighting, (2) preparedness, (3) fire suppression activities of agencies other than DNR, (4) fire prevention, and (5) forest health activities.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

AN ACT Relating to funding fire prevention and suppression activities;

No recorded floor votes.

Jan 13, 2020By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5996)
Jan 13, 2020By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Apr 28, 2019Returned to Rules. (SSB 5996)
Apr 28, 2019Returned to Rules.
Apr 27, 2019Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5996)
Apr 27, 2019Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Apr 22, 2019Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5996)
Apr 22, 2019Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Apr 18, 2019Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5996)
Apr 18, 2019WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5996)
Apr 18, 2019WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Apr 18, 2019Minority; do not pass.
Mar 29, 2019First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

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

SB 5996 (2025–26) Commercial shellfish fees · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5996 (2023–24) H-2A worker program data · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5996 (2017–18) Workplace sex harass./NDAs · Enacted · Chapter 117, Laws of 2018
SB 5996 (2015–16) DOT transportation projects · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 17, Laws of 2015, 3rd Special Session
SB 5996 (2013–14) Cosmetology, barbering, etc. · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5996 (2011–12) Contiguous land/current use · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5996 (2009–10) Motor vehicles/B & O tx rate · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5996 (2007–08) Life sciences research · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor