HB 200 requires Talladega County's certified volunteer fire departments and associations to have a five-member board of directors with specific qualifications, with funding consequences for noncompliance.
If passed, every Talladega County volunteer fire department that receives county funds or is certified, and every association of volunteer fire departments that receives or disburses state or local funds, must have a five-member board elected by its members. Board members must be residents and registered voters in the service area (or the county for associations) and cannot be closely related by blood or certain marriages to other department members. Board terms are set by the department’s or association’s bylaws. If a department or association does not comply, it cannot receive or disburse county funds. The act takes effect immediately after the governor signs it.
Delivered to Governor at 3:53 p.m. on May 7, 2019.
Assigned Act No. 2019-155.
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 513
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 10
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Local Legislation
Source: Alabama Legislature