Committee Gives Due‑Pass to Bill Offering Job Protections for Volunteer Firefighter Training; Members Cite Small‑business Burden
House Bill 405, introduced to provide job protections for volunteer firefighters attending training and service, received a due‑pass recommendation after committee debate about recruitment benefits and costs to small businesses; committee vote recorded as 2‑1‑2.
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Representative Gonzales presented House Bill 405, which would provide job protections for volunteer firefighters for training and in‑service time, modeling the status as a public‑service leave similar to jury duty or military leave.
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