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Introduced
01/07/2020
01/07/2020
In Committee
03/18/2020
03/18/2020
Crossed Over
03/17/2020
03/17/2020
Passed
Dead
04/15/2020
04/15/2020
Introduced Session
2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amend KRS 95A.520 and 95A.540, relating to volunteer fire department mergers, to make it applicable to volunteer fire departments merging prior to the effective date of the Act; create a new section of KRS Chapter 95A to provide that for volunteer fire departments merging after the effective date of the Act, the Fire Commission shall pay to the departments the number of qualified shares of volunteer fire department aid each is entitled to for a period of 20 years after the date of the merger, upon the expiration of which the merged department shall receive only one share; provide contingency protocols if the merged fire department becomes unqualified; amend KRS 95A.540 to apply contingency protocols of new volunteer fire department for fire departments merging prior to the effective date of the act; create a new section of KRS Chapter 95A to provide a contingency protocol if a new volunteer fire department is created out of the merged one during the 20 year period; amend KRS 95A.262 to increase the volunteer fire department aid to $15,000 annually from $11,000 annually.
AI Summary
This bill:
1. Amends existing laws (KRS 95A.520 and 95A.540) to allow volunteer fire departments that merged prior to the effective date of this Act to receive a specific number of qualified shares of volunteer fire department aid for a period of time after the merger.
2. Creates new sections of KRS Chapter 95A to provide that for volunteer fire departments merging after the effective date of this Act, the Fire Commission shall pay the merged department the total number of qualified shares the merging departments would have received for 20 years, after which the merged department will receive only one share. It also includes contingency protocols if the merged department becomes unqualified.
3. Further amends KRS 95A.540 to apply the contingency protocols for new volunteer fire departments created out of a merged department during the 20-year period.
4. Amends KRS 95A.262 to increase the annual volunteer fire department aid from $11,000 to $15,000 per department.
The bill aims to provide financial support and stability for volunteer fire department mergers, both before and after the effective date of the Act.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (11)
Rob Rothenburger (R)*,
John Blanton (R),
Adam Bowling (R),
Robert Goforth (R),
Mark Hart (R),
Regina Huff (R),
Derek Lewis (R),
Bobby McCool (R),
Phillip Pratt (R),
Dean Schamore (D),
Walker Thomas (R),
Last Action
to State & Local Government (S) (on 03/18/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/hb184.html |
| BillText | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb184/bill.pdf |
| Vote History for HB184 | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/hb184/vote_history.pdf |
| BillText | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb184/orig_bill.pdf |
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