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Committee sends bill allowing refusal of evacuation orders to the House floor; bill would require reimbursement for rescues
Summary
House Bill 97 would allow individuals to refuse evacuation orders issued under the state disaster law and require reimbursement for rescues if a person who refused evacuation later requests rescue. The committee voted to send the bill to the House floor with a due-pass recommendation.
The House State Affairs Committee voted to send House Bill 97 to the full House with a due‑pass recommendation after Representative Scott explained the bill would affirm a person’s right to refuse evacuation orders issued under the State Disaster Preparedness Act while making persons who later request rescue liable for the cost of the rescue.
Representative Scott (bill sponsor) told the committee HB97 "affirms that individuals have the right to evacuate from their home, - I'm sorry, have the right to refuse to evacuate from their home even when official evacuation orders have been…
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