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Senate panel OKs bill allowing city fire departments to place dues on property tax bills by petition
Summary
Senate Bill 1‑82 would let city fire departments that operate inside municipal boundaries petition to place fire dues on property tax bills, extending an option currently available to volunteer fire departments; the committee advanced the bill by voice vote.
Senator Clark presented Senate Bill 1‑82 to allow fire departments within city limits to petition to place their dues on property tax bills, extending a mechanism already in law for many volunteer departments. He said the bill aligns city fire departments’ collection authority with what volunteer districts already have and that no opposition had been recorded.
Committee members asked clarifying questions about representation of rural fire organizations and whether the change would interfere with existing rural arrangements. Senator Clark and the sponsor said the bill does not affect rural fire dues and that they had not heard opposition from representative organizations. The committee adopted a do‑pass recommendation.
