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Bill sponsors aim to shift fire truck funding, phase out supplemental purchase program under SB 2402
Summary
Senate staff and the Insurance Department described proposals to phase out the supplemental fire truck fund, use the annual fire fund for need‑based matching grants, and carry language in Senate Bill 2402 to reorganize fire truck and rural EMS funding.
Senate staff and Insurance Department officials told the Appropriations Subcommittee they want to change how the state helps rural districts acquire fire apparatus, replacing a long‑standing supplemental purchase program with a needs‑based approach funded from the annual fire fund.
Kim Causey, who the committee identified as working on the legislation, said Senate Bill 2402 collects and updates fire‑code sections related to apparatus funding and would phase out the old supplemental fund because “$50,000 would go a long way” 30 years ago but no longer covers modern…
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