HB 587: Public Safety Emergency Communications Systems
GENERAL BILL by Snyder ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Caruso
Public Safety Emergency Communications Systems; Revises requirements for minimum radio signal strength for fire department communications; requires State Fire Marshal to adopt minimum radio coverage design criteria for public safety emergency communications systems & minimum standards for interior radio coverage & signal strength in buildings; requires local jurisdiction's public safety emergency communications system be certified as meeting or exceeding certain criteria before new & existing buildings are required to install, or to be assessed for, two-way radio communications enhancement systems; requires local jurisdictions to produce radio coverage heatmaps; prohibits local jurisdictions from withholding certificates of occupancy under certain circumstances.
Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1209 (Ch. 2021-113)
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/29/2021 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/18/2021 | House |
• Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee |
| 3/2/2021 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 4/30/2021 | House |
• Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1209 (Ch. 2021-113) |
