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Relating to fire fighter training and certification
Sponsored by Sen. Jeff Taylor (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2026
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who are currently registered sex offenders cannot become certified or volunteer firefighters. The Department of Public Safety will update its rules by 2027 to make this change. This rule applies to anyone who committed a crime as an adult that required them to be on a sex offender registry.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, 2027, 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, and the person is currently a registered sex offender, shall not be certified as a fire fighter, and shall not serve as a noncertified fire fighter or volunteer fire fighter.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 14, 2026. On February 10, 2026 it recommended amendment and passage.
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Lobbying
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