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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 688

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Relating to: service award program. (FE)

Administration department of — Agency and general functions Administration department of — Boards and other subdivisions Fire department Firearms and dangerous weapons Medical service — Occupations

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

The service award program, administered by the Department of Administration, provides length-of-service awards to volunteer firefighters, volunteer emergency medical responders, and volunteer emergency medical services practitioners.

Under current law, vesting occurs once a volunteer firefighter, volunteer emergency medical responder, or volunteer emergency medical services practitioner attains 15 years of service for a municipality and reaches the age of 60. This bill changes the program so a volunteer firefighter, volunteer emergency medical responder, or volunteer emergency medical services practitioner is fully vested to receive a service award once he or she attains 20 years of service for a municipality and reaches the age of 53.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Marklein (R)

6 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Dittrich (R) , Kurtz (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D)

Full history

  1. Dec 2, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Behnke, Dittrich, Kurtz, Mursau and Ortiz-Velez

  2. Dec 2, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

  3. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1