SB 970: Firefighters’ Bill of Rights
GENERAL BILL by Hooper
Firefighters’ Bill of Rights; Expanding the rights of firefighters to include informal inquiries; prohibiting firefighters from being threatened with transfer, dismissal, or disciplinary action during an interrogation, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/1/2021 Senate • Filed
2/10/2021 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 106
2/26/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/03/21, 9:30 am, 37 Senate Building
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 106
3/3/2021 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 191
• Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
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SB 970, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/1/2021 at 12:20 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/2/2021 (pdf)
Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/3/2021 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 313 (c2) Firefighter Inquiries and Investigations Government Operations Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Rules 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/3/2021 9:30 AM Community Affairs 9 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.81 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf) 112.82 Rights of firefighters. Page 2 (pdf)