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House committee reviews bill allowing fire districts to raise local funds for volunteer departments
Summary
A House committee discussed HP 3-25, a bill that would let fire departments petition to form fire districts and hold local elections to raise funding for volunteer fire services. A motion was made to give the bill a favorable report as amended; no vote tally appears in the transcript.
A bill that would let local fire departments form fire districts and hold elections to raise local funding for volunteer fire services was discussed at a House committee meeting. The bill, referred to in the meeting as HP 3-25, was presented with amendments addressing liability protections and the scope of assessable land.
The sponsor, identified in the transcript only as a representative, told committee members the measure is designed to help volunteer departments facing financial strain. “We have 10 fire departments,” the sponsor said, describing departments that respond to large…
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