Amendment H-1254 to HF 603
Relating to purchasing of tires from the state by certain volunteer emergency services providers
Never voted onStrike everything: replaces the whole bill
Filed April 18, 2023 in the House by
What it changes
AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill to specify that a municipality can allow a volunteer to buy up to four tires for one personal vehicle every three years if they have served the municipality for at least three years. It also requires the volunteer to pay for the tires and requires the municipality to provide written authorization and keep records of the purchases.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: “Section
- NEW SECTION . 100B.46 Volunteer emergency services providers —— tires.
- For purposes of this section, “volunteer emergency services provider” means any of the following: a. A volunteer fire fighter as defined in section 85.61. b. An emergency medical care provider as defined in section 147A.1 who performs, for a municipality as defined in section 100B.21, the functions of a volunteer operator or attendant of an ambulance or rescue squad service, a volunteer paramedic, or a volunteer emergency medical technician.
- A municipality, as defined in section 100B.21, may authorize a volunteer emergency services provider who has performed services for the municipality for at least three years and who is currently performing services for the municipality to purchase up to four vehicle tires for one personal vehicle owned by the volunteer emergency services provider every three years under a contract for tires from which the municipality purchases vehicle tires. The volunteer emergency services provider shall pay for any tires purchased under this section, including all applicable taxes and fees.
- The authorization by a municipality to purchase tires under this section must be in writing on the municipality’s letterhead and include the volunteer emergency services provider’s name, the number of years the volunteer emergency services provider has performed services for the municipality, the license plate of the personal vehicle authorized for the purchase, and reference the contract under which the municipality purchases vehicle tires. The municipality shall document how many tires each volunteer emergency services provider purchases during the periods specified in this section.” -1- HF 603.1801.S (1) 90 mb 1/ 1