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Bill to create voluntary storm-chaser licensing with emergency-light privileges advances after questions on liability and scope
Summary
House Bill 2426 would allow a voluntary state licensing program for professional storm chasers to use emergency lighting and run red lights under defined conditions; sponsors say it is optional and aimed at safety and improved warnings, while members asked about liability, media inclusion and a proposed revolving fund.
Representative Fagan described House Bill 2426 as a voluntary licensing program for “professional severe weather trackers” that would permit qualified participants to use emergency lighting under regulated conditions. “It is not a mandate. It's a choice of a storm chaser to participate in a licensing program through the state where they could potentially run with emergency lightings,” Fagan told the committee.
The sponsor said the bill grew from conversations with storm chasers and a desire to improve public warning in places that sometimes receive no local warning. Fagan recalled a 2023…
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