HB215 Alabama 2016 Session

Signed by Governor

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Sponsors

Alan Baker

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Volunteer fire depts., certification by Forestry Commission, minimum standards for equipment, decertification authorized, rules re certification and decertification authorized, Sec. 9-3-17am'd.

Description

Under existing law, volunteer fire departments are certified by the Alabama Forestry Commission based on minimum requirements specified by law.

This bill would further specify the minimum requirements for certification of volunteer fire departments and authorizing decertification of departments. The bill would also authorize the Forestry Commission to adopt rules providing procedures for certification of volunteer fire departments and for the decertification of departments which do not continue to meet the minimum requirements for certification.

Relating to volunteer fire departments; to amend Section 9-3-17, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to certification by the Alabama Forestry Commission; to further provide for the minimum standards for certification, to authorize decertification of departments, and to authorize the commission to adopt rules providing procedures for certification and decertification of volunteer fire departments.

Subjects

Volunteer Fire Departments

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
May 4, 2016	H	Delivered to Governor at 11:00 a.m. on May 4, 2016.
May 4, 2016	H	Assigned Act No. 2016-351.
May 4, 2016	H	Clerk of the House Certification
May 4, 2016	S	Signature Requested
May 4, 2016	S	Concurred in Second House Amendment
May 3, 2016	H	Enrolled
May 3, 2016	H	Baker motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 833
May 3, 2016	H	Concurrence Requested
May 3, 2016	S	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 954
May 3, 2016	S	Pittman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 953
May 3, 2016	S	Pittman first Substitute Offered
May 3, 2016	S	Third Reading Passed
April 20, 2016	S	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
April 5, 2016	S	Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
March 23, 2016	H	Engrossed
March 23, 2016	H	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 422
March 23, 2016	H	Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 421
March 23, 2016	H	Baker Amendment Offered
March 23, 2016	H	Third Reading Passed
February 24, 2016	H	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
February 11, 2016	H	Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

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