SENATE BILL 200

Sponsored By:

Senators Amoss, Miller, Hoffman, Lawlah, Munson, Hogan, Currie, Boozer, Middleton, Van Hollen, and Kasemeyer

Entitled:

State Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund

Synopsis:

Making permanent and applying statewide a provision allowing distribution subject to a specified penalty of State fire, rescue, and ambulance funds to a county that fails to meet specified maintenance of funding effort requirements; providing that instead of reverting to the general funds of the State specified State fire, rescue, and ambulance funds not distributed to a county due to the county's failure to satisfy specified requirements shall be distributed to those counties that satisfy those requirements; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action

1/17

First Reading Budget and Taxation

1/22

Hearing 1/29 at 1:30 p.m.

2/4

Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation

2/5

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

2/7

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

4/2

Returned Passed

5/8

Signed by the Governor Chapter 335

House Action

2/10

First Reading Ways and Means

3/5

Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.

3/13

Hearing cancelled

Re-referred Appropriations

3/14

Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.

4/1

Favorable Report by Appropriations

3/28

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/29

Third Reading Passed (137-1)

Sponsored by:

Senator William H. Amoss, District 35

Senator F. Vernon Boozer, District 9

Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25

Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42

Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39

Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12

Senator Gloria Gary Lawlah, District 26

Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28

Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27

Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2

Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AMBULANCES -see also- EMERGENCIES; RESCUE SQUADS

APPROPRIATIONS

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

EMERGENCIES -see also- AMBULANCES; RESCUE SQUADS

FIRE PROTECTION

RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES; EMERGENCIES

SUNSET

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 38A Fires and Investigations

( 45C , 45D )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 099000/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 5, 1997 at: 10:49 Status: Adopted