Fire Protection
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Mental health awareness training; law enforcement officers, firefighters, etc. [SB-1064]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Mental health awareness training; law-enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to develop compulsory training standards for law-enforcement officers regarding mental health awareness. The bill also emergency medical services personnel, and firefighters other than volunteer firefighters to participate in a mental health awareness program created or certified by the Mental Health Work Group, established in the Department of Fire Programs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam P. Ebbin
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/21/2017
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Utah 2017 General Session
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Amendments Relating to Local Districts [HB-229]
[Community Development ]
Amendments Relating to Local Districts
Sponsored by: Sen. Daniel McCay
Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/25/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Statewide Fire Prevention Code; State Fire Marshal; consumer fireworks; penalties. [SB-980]
[Public Safety ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Statewide Fire Prevention Code; State Fire Marshal; consumer fireworks; penalties. Authorizes the use of consumer fireworks in the Commonwealth and distinguishes by definition consumer fireworks from display fireworks and permissible fireworks. The bill defines "consumer fireworks" as small fireworks devices (i) containing restricted amounts of pyrotechnic composition designed primarily to produce visible or audible effects by combustion and (ii) complying with certain federal regulations regarding composition and labeling. The bill also provides
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Sponsored by: Sen. William M. Stanley
Passed By Indefinitely In General Laws And Technology (10-y 5-n) on 01/23/2017
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Utah 2017 General Session
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Wildland Fire Suppression Fund Amendments [SB-122]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Funding ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
Wildland Fire Suppression Fund Amendments
Sponsored by: Rep. Joel K. Briscoe
Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/21/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
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Fire Programs Fund; increases rate of assessment for Fund. [HB-1532]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Fire Programs Fund. Increases the share of certain moneys in the Fire Programs Fund to be allocated to localities for the improvement of volunteer and career fire services from 75 percent to 80 percent. The measure does not become effective unless it is reenacted by the 2018 Session of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Placed On Calendar on 04/05/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
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Authority of fire chief over unmanned aircraft systems at a fire, etc.; civil liability. [SB-873]
[Drones ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Authority of fire chief over immediate airspace at a fire, explosion, or uncontrolled release of hazardous materials. Includes immediate airspace under the current authority of the fire chief or other officer in charge of maintaining order where there is imminent danger or the actual occurrence of fire or explosion or the uncontrolled release of hazardous materials that threaten life or property.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dave W. Marsden
Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 517 (effective 7/1/17) on 03/16/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Mental health awareness training; law-enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency personnel. [HB-1480]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Mental health awareness training; law-enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel. Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) to establish and administer a mental health awareness program for training persons in emergency services professions in recognizing potential mental health issues and assisting themselves and each other with mental health issues. The bill requires DBHDS to create and administer a process by which a program not created by DBHDS can be certified as a qualified
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Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher K. Peace
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Ordinances relating to fire departments and fire companies; operators of emergency vehicles. [HB-1481]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Ordinances relating to fire departments and fire companies; operators of emergency vehicles; Emergency Vehicle Operator's Course. Requires that ordinances relating to the powers and duties of fire departments and fire companies contain the requirement that a member of a fire department or fire company who operates an emergency vehicle possess a valid motor vehicle operator's permit and complete an approved Emergency Vehicle Operator's Course or equivalent training course recognized by the Department of Fire Programs or the Office of Emergency Medical
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Barton Boysko
Stricken From Docket By General Laws By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017