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House debates bill to let governments seek emergency-response cost reimbursement after conviction
Summary
Lawmakers debated House Bill 62, which would let police, fire and ambulance services pursue civil reimbursement from convicted offenders for emergency response costs. Sponsors said the remedy applies only after conviction; concerns were raised about plea bargaining and juvenile cases.
Representative Brent Goodfellow presented House Bill 62 and described drafting corrections to the text. He said the measure would permit government entities to seek civil reimbursement for emergency response costs that result from criminal conduct once the responsible person is convicted. "This would require the person that chose to commit the scribe [sic], and then after he's convicted, it would…
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