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Committee Advances Bill Letting EMA Purchase Storm-Preparedness Materials
Summary
The Finance and Taxation General Fund committee gave SB8 a favorable report; the bill allows the Emergency Management Agency to buy public-education materials about severe weather and was described as previously approved by the committee and Senate in prior sessions.
Senator Jeremy Allen presented SB8, a measure authorizing the Emergency Management Agency to procure materials for public education on severe weather, tornadoes and hurricanes. The sponsor noted the bill previously passed the committee and the Senate last year and described it as a straightforward public-safety education tool.
Committee members offered no sustained opposition; a motion for a favorable report was made and seconded and the bill was advanced out of committee.
The committee record does not show further fiscal or implementation details in the transcript; agencies will implement the program under existing EMA procurement authority if the bill becomes law.
