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Sponsors pitch voluntary statewide registry to flag disabilities for first responders under House Bill 144
Summary
Representatives urged support for House Bill 144, a voluntary special‑needs registry to give first responders advance information (available to 911 and on driver records or vehicles), and said the Legislative Service Commission found de minimis costs; committee members asked about scope and training.
Representatives Klick and Lorenz appeared for sponsor testimony on House Bill 144, which would create a voluntary statewide database to record when an individual has a disability or condition that first responders should know about, and would make that information available to 911 dispatch and responding police, fire and EMS personnel.
Representative Klick said the idea grew from conversations with a constituent who has special needs and with local departments that have run…
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