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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 655

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Relating to: reimbursement of expenses for suppressing a forest fire.

Court — Procedure Damage _to property_ Fire

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires that damages recovered from a person liable for a forest fire

be paid in equal proportion to the state and to the county in which fire suppression

services were performed. Under current law, the costs of suppressing a forest fire are

shared in equal proportion by the state and the county.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Miller (D)

9 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Berceau (D) , Considine (D) , Danou (D) , Doyle (D) , Milroy (D) , Ohnstad (D) , T. Larson (R) , Wachs (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 1, 2016 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Bewley and Miller; cosponsored by Representatives Milroy, Danou, Berceau, T. Larson, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Considine and Wachs

  2. Feb 1, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Mar 3, 2016 · Senate

    Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1