Relating to fees and charges for municipality-provided fire services [SB-601]
[Public Safety ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
[Funding ]
The purpose of this bill relates to charges for municipality-provided fire services; requires county commission approval before such fees are imposed on individuals or businesses located outside the municipality; and provides a process for individuals or businesses located outside the municipality to challenge municipality-provided fire services.
SB-601: Relating to fees and charges for municipality-provided fire services
Sponsored by: Sen. Vince Deeds
House Received Senate Message on 03/24/2025
Relating to Home Rule Reform [SB-579]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit municipalities participating in the Home Rule program from establishing additional protected classes of persons beyond what is designated in state statute.
SB-579: Relating to Home Rule Reform
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack David Woodrum
House Received Senate Message on 03/26/2025
Allow municipality to order suspension of driver’s license when defendant fails to pay traffic fine [HB-2882]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to require a person owing a judgment to a municipal court to pay, or enter into a payment plan, within 90 days of judgment. The bill further provides that a municipal court may request the DMV to suspend the driver's license of any person who fails to pay costs, fines, fees, and penalties owed within a specified timeframe.
HB-2882: Allow municipality to order suspension of driver’s license when defendant fails to pay traffic fine
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Eldridge
Filed For Introduction on 02/24/2025
SB-760: Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Study the Need to Codify or Recodify Laws Regarding Residential Community Ownership Associations by Adopting the Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark W. Lawrence
Carried Over, In The Same Posture, To Any Special Or Regular Session Of The 132nd Legislature, Pursuant To Joint Order Sp 800. on 06/25/2025
You have voted SB-760: Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Study the Need to Codify or Recodify Laws Regarding Residential Community Ownership Associations by Adopting the Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act.
Allowing municipalities to exempt from civil service protection by ordinance [HB-2886]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow municipalities to exempt fire chiefs from civil service protection by ordinance so that the mayor or council (depending on city ordinances and charter) may appoint the fire chief in the same manner that municipal police chiefs are selected.
HB-2886: Allowing municipalities to exempt from civil service protection by ordinance
Sponsored by: Rep. David Lee Kelly
Filed For Introduction on 02/24/2025