Bills › 88th General Assembly
SSB 3154
Topics:Cities & counties
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 13, 2020
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 20, 2020
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 2361
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 2361 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 2361 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to persons authorized to request assistance in an emergency situation pursuant to the statewide mutual aid compact. Under current law, emergency management commissions, counties, cities, townships, and other political subdivisions are considered participating governments for purposes of the statewide mutual aid compact unless the governing body of the emergency management commission, county, city, township, or other political subdivision has acted to withdraw through an ordinance or resolution.
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Current law allows an authorized representative of a participating government to request assistance of another participating government by contacting the authorized representative of that participating government. An “authorized representative of a participating government” is defined as a mayor or the mayor’s designee, a member of the county board of supervisors or a representative of the board, or an emergency management coordinator or the coordinator’s designee. _____ into contracts on behalf of the participating government. By operation of law, the bill allows the elected chief executive officer of the participating government or the elected chief executive officer’s designee to request assistance of another participating government.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 13, 2020. On February 17, 2020 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
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