CS/SB 780: Wildfires
GENERAL BILL by Agriculture and Consumer Services ; Agriculture and Consumer Services
Wildfires; provides Forestry Division of Agriculture & Consumer Services Dept. with responsibility to prevent, detect, & suppress wildfires; authorizes division to appoint additional personnel to fight wildfires; provides for wildfire training & fire management & emergency response assistance; provides for agreements or contracts with private sector for fire prevention activities; creates advisory committee, etc. Amends Ch. 590.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 4/23/1999 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00792; Read second time -SJ 00725; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00725; House Bill substituted -SJ 00725; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1535 (Ch. 99-292)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/23/1999 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00792; Read second time -SJ 00725; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00725; House Bill substituted -SJ 00725; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1535 (Ch. 99-292)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/20/1999 | Senate |
• Prefiled |
| 2/2/1999 | Senate |
• Referred to Agriculture and Consumer Services; Fiscal Policy |
| 2/9/1999 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Consumer Services, 02/17/99, 9:00 am, Room-301C |
| 2/17/1999 | Senate |
• Comm. Action: CS by Agriculture and Consumer Services |
| 2/19/1999 | Senate |
• Now in Fiscal Policy |
| 3/2/1999 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Agriculture and Consumer Services; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00055; On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Consumer Services, 02/17/99, 9:00 am, Room-301C; Comm. Action: CS by Agriculture and Consumer Services -SJ 00015; CS read first time on 03/02/99 -SJ 00109; Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00015 |
| 3/9/1999 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 00137; Placed on Calendar |
| 4/23/1999 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00792; Read second time -SJ 00725; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00725; House Bill substituted -SJ 00725; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1535 (Ch. 99-292) |