MA S1604

Bill

To establish a committee on fire safety inspection standards

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a committee on fire safety inspection standards. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a committee on fire safety inspection standards within the Executive Office of Public Safety. The committee, comprised of up to 15 fire chiefs and deputy fire chiefs, will issue a report on the equity, predictability, and accuracy of the method for determining each municipality's ability to contribute to their fire departments. The report will include an analysis of current fire department budgets and deficiencies, an assessment of fire equipment inspection requirements, a determination of the needs of fire departments, and an analysis of the costs and potential financial aid for implementing any recommended standards. The report will also make recommendations for refining the method of determining future budgetary needs, creating and improving training programs, and other potential remedies identified by the committee.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Jason Lewis (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2765 (on 03/17/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1604

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1604
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1604.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2416	Relative to fire protection	No further action taken	Similar To
H2434	Relative to fire safety education in schools and colleges	No further action taken	Similar To
H93	Exempting all positions in the police department and fire department of the town of Swampscott from the civil service law	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S1570	Relative to fire safety education in schools and colleges	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1589	Relative to safe building materials	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1615	Relative to novelty sparklers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1640	Relative to fire safety	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1686	Relative to the Commonwealth's fire departments	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2765	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document to establish a committee on fire safety inspection standards	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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