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Committee reviews bill to codify privately owned-vehicle lights for volunteer emergency responders in Baltimore City and County
Summary
Sponsors told the House Environment and Transportation Committee on April 1 that bills would codify a limited practice allowing volunteer Hotsawa officers in northwest Baltimore to equip privately owned vehicles with red or red-and-white lights when responding to emergencies.
Delegates and the senator representing adjacent Baltimore City and County districts told the Environment and Transportation Committee that House Bill 15-20 and Senate Bill 10-30 would clarify existing practice permitting a limited number of privately owned vehicles used by volunteers from the nonprofit Hotsawa of Baltimore to carry red or red-and-white lights while en route to emergency scenes.
Delegate Stein (introducing the House cross-file) said Hotsawa, a volunteer…
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