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Senate committee advances bill letting local emergency offices seek code‑3 vehicle permits
Summary
The California Senate Transportation Committee voted to send AB 438 to the Committee on Appropriations after hearing that the bill would allow city and county offices of emergency services to apply to the California Highway Patrol for authorized emergency vehicle status to use lights and sirens in time‑sensitive situations.
The California State Senate Transportation Committee advanced Assembly Bill 438 on a committee vote, sending the measure to the Committee on Appropriations. Assemblymember Hadwick, the bill’s author, told the committee the measure would let city and county offices of emergency services apply to the California Highway Patrol for an authorized emergency vehicle permit so local OES personnel can use lights and sirens when situations warrant.
Hadwick said local emergency offices are often the first line of defense in fires, floods, hazardous‑materials incidents and other disasters and that current law treats police, fire and state Office of Emergency Services vehicles…
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