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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 6582: Fire district comm'r, number

Concerning the number of fire protection district commissioners.

Summary

  • Allows a fire protection district board of commissioners with five members to increase to seven members if approved by a majority of voters.

From the House Bill Report (SB 6582), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2020
  2. Out of committeeJan 29, 2020
  3. Passed SenateFeb 19, 2020
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Hobbs (D-44)
Introduced
January 23, 2020 in the Senate
Last action
March 12, 2020
Companion bill
HB 2908

AN ACT Relating to the number of fire protection district commissioners;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Hobbs (D-44)

6 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Derek Stanford D-1Ron Muzzall R-10Jesse Salomon D-32John McCoy D-38Keith Wagoner R-39Marko Liias D-21

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 19, 2020
Version voted on: SB 6582
48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29000
Republican19001
How each member voted

Excused (1)

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History

  1. Returned to Senate Rules 3.
  2. LG - Majority; do pass.
  3. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  4. First reading, referred to Local Government.
  5. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  6. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  9. LGOV - Majority; do pass.
  10. First reading, referred to Local Government.

SB 6582 in other sessions

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

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