Legislative Session Ends Early

The First Regular Session of the Sixty-Sixth General Assembly, which began on January 10th, ended on Friday, May 4th, with lawmakers finishing a record five days early.

The CSFCA supported 8 bills and 6 have been signed into law or will likely be signed or become law.  Only two bills supported by the Association were lost, for a 75% approval percentage.  The Association did not actively oppose any legislation this session, but monitored a number of bills for impact on the fire service.

Following is a summary of the status of bills of interest to the fire service:

Senate Bill 07-007, Concerning the Qualification as a Volunteer Firefighter for Purposes of a Volunteer Firefighter Pension Plan.

SB 7 expands the types of payments that firefighters may receive for their services and still be considered volunteers for purposes of pension eligibility under the Volunteer Firefighter Pension Act.

Status: 04/02/2007 Governor Signed into law.

Senate Bill 07-043, Concerning An Exemption From Civil Liability For Certain Health Care Providers Who Render Emergency Assistance To Persons Injured In Scholastically Sponsored Competitive Sports.

Bill Summary:  Exempts from civil liability certain licensed health care providers and emergency medical technicians who, in good faith and without compensation, render emergency care or emergency assistance, including sideline or on-field care as a team health care provider, to an individual injured from engaging in a competitive sport sponsored by a school, college, or university or any league, club, or organization that promotes sporting events.

Status: 04/02/2007 Governor Signed into law.

Senate Bill 07-151, Concerning the Enforcement of an Offense Involving Failure to Use an Appropriate Vehicle Restraining Device.

Bill Summary: Makes it a primary offense, punishable as a class B traffic infraction, for a driver to operate a vehicle without the driver, certain children, and all front-seat passengers wearing a fastened restraining device.

Status: 04/12/2007 House Second Reading - Lost

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