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Senate perfects bill to modify fire protection ordinances; McCreary cites long-term retail impacts
Summary
The Missouri Senate perfected Senate Bill 271 on Monday and gave it preliminary approval; the measure would modify provisions related to fire protection ordinances. Senator Tracy McCreary of Saint Louis County referenced past retail development decisions in discussing local impacts.
The Missouri Senate on Monday perfected Senate Bill 271, a measure described in the record as modifying provisions relating to fire protection ordinances, and gave the measure preliminary approval.
Senator Tracy McCreary of Saint Louis County discussed the bill during floor debate and connected it to broader local economic and planning concerns. "Decades ago, we allowed a big retailer to pretty much destroy local places to shop, and I do think that that has had a negative impact," McCreary said, invoking decisions made about retail development when arguing about local effects.
The excerpted remarks did not include the bill’s full text, specific changes to fire protection law, committee referrals, or any recorded vote tally. The record stated that Missouri senators have given both measures mentioned on the floor preliminary approval and that another affirmative vote would send them to the Missouri House of Representatives for similar consideration.
Details such as exact ordinance language, whether the changes would apply statewide or be limited to certain jurisdictions, and any fiscal impacts were not specified in the available remarks. Reporting from the state capital, Dean Morgan.
