2017 Senate Bill 605

Allow certain local official to also be firefighter or chief

Introduced in the Senate

Oct. 3, 2017

Introduced by Sen. Dale Zorn (R-17)

To revise an exception in the law on incompatible public offices that allows an official in a community with less than 25,000 people to also serve as a firefighter emergency medical services staffer. The bill would raise the population threshold to 40,000.

Referred to the Committee on Local Government

Nov. 1, 2017

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Nov. 9, 2017

Passed in the Senate 35 to 1 (details)

Received in the House

Nov. 9, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Local Government