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Committee advances bill letting local emergency offices seek 'code 3' vehicle permits
Summary
The Senate Transportation Committee advanced AB 438, which would let city and county offices of emergency services apply to the California Highway Patrol for authorized emergency vehicle permits to use lights and sirens when circumstances warrant; the measure passed the committee on a 12-0 vote and moves to the Committee on Appropriations.
Assemblymember Christy Haslund Hadwick on behalf of Assemblymember Hadwick (author) told the California State Senate Transportation Committee that AB 438 would let city and county offices of emergency services apply to the California Highway Patrol for an authorized emergency vehicle permit to use lights and sirens in time‑sensitive life‑safety situations.
The bill, Hadwick said, aims to close a gap that leaves local emergency managers without the statutory vehicle authority of police, firefighters and some state agencies. "Under current law, police, firefighters, and state office of emergency services vehicles are considered authorized emergency vehicles. ... Local offices of emergency…
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