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HB 161: Firefighters' Bill of Rights

GENERAL BILL by Casello ; Willhite ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Caruso ; Cortes ; Grieco ; Hattersley ; Mercado ; Watson, C. ; Williams

Firefighters' Bill of Rights; Revises definition of "interrogation" to include questioning pursuant to informal inquiry; requires witnesses to be interviewed & certain information to be provided before firefighter is interrogated; authorizes firefighter to provide voluntary statement at any time after being informed of certain right; prohibits firefighter from being threatened; requires copy of interrogation to be provided to firefighter within specified time; provides firefighter may not be retaliated against for exercising his or her rights; requires firefighter be notified & provided certain information before certain actions are taken; provides firefighter with opportunity to address certain findings; requires certain information to be kept confidential until specified time.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
 Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee
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  • Bill History

  • HB 161, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/2/2019 at 4:45 PM