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Ways and Means General Fund committee advances firefighter benefits, license-plate bills and parental notification measure
Summary
The committee gave favorable reports to several bills including a death benefit for volunteer firefighters, new firefighter license plates, increased firefighter plate fees, a parental electronic notification system for youth traffic infractions, and a lifetime disabled hunting and fishing license; most passed without extensive debate.
The Ways and Means General Fund committee advanced a package of bills on procedural votes that included benefits for firefighters, new distinctive license plates and a parental notification system for certain youth traffic infractions.
In the session’s early business, members supported a bill to provide a death benefit to survivors of certified volunteer firefighters who die of cancer. The measure was introduced, moved and received a favorable report from the committee.
Representative Travis presented House Bill 3-17 to create a firefighter distinctive license…
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