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Relating to fire fighter training and certification
Topics:State governmentPublic safety & emergencies
Same legislation: HF 793
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 10, 2025
- Done: House committeeFebruary 26, 2025
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 793
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 793 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 793 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The Department of Public Safety will change the rules for training and certifying firefighters. Under these new rules, any adult who committed a crime that requires them to be on a sex offender registry cannot become a certified firefighter or volunteer firefighter.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to fire fighter training and certification. The bill directs the department of public safety to revise the rules relating to fire fighter training and certification by January 1, 2026, to provide that a person who committed any crime as an adult that resulted in the requirement that the person be listed on a sex offender registry shall not be certified as a fire fighter, including a volunteer fire fighter.
Changed since by amendment H-1050; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named February 10, 2025. On February 19, 2025 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
1 written public comment to its subcommittee: March 26, 2025 (1) · on the Legislature’s site
Lobbying
2 for · 0 against · 5 undecided · Who →
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