HB23 Alabama 2023 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to volunteer fire departments and volunteer rescue squads; to make legislative findings that volunteer fire departments and volunteer rescue squads fulfill a public purpose; to authorize volunteer fire departments and volunteer rescue squads to purchase kitchen equipment and supplies for their stations; and to authorize mileage reimbursement to firefighters and squad members.

Description

This bill would make legislative findings that volunteer fire departments and volunteer rescue squads are public in nature and fulfill a necessary public purpose.

This bill would provide for the health and safety of firefighters and rescue squad members by permitting volunteer fire departments and volunteer rescue squads to use restricted funds to buy kitchen equipment for the fire station and food and liquids for the nourishment of firefighters and squad members. This bill would further authorize mileage reimbursement to volunteer firefighters and volunteer rescue squad members for travel to and from a fire call or a rescue event.

Relating to volunteer fire departments and volunteer rescue squads; to make legislative findings that volunteer fire departments and volunteer rescue squads fulfill a public purpose; to authorize volunteer fire departments and volunteer HB23 INTRODUCED rescue squads to purchase kitchen equipment and supplies for their stations; and to authorize mileage reimbursement to firefighters and squad members.

Subjects

Volunteer FIre Departments, purchase kitchen equipment, reimburse volunteer firefighters