Bills Assigned to Keyword - Fire (4)
Date of Last Recorded Action: 5/9/2024
H 3832
H 3832
Exempts personal protective equipment of a firefighter from the state sales tax
Summary of the bill as introduced: Exempts personal protective equipment of a firefighter from the state sales tax.
Sponsor:
Marvin Smith
House Com:
WM
Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lawson
Status Date: 1/10/2024
Keywords:
Fire
Sales Taxes
Of Interest
H 4680
Revises the definition of firefighter for the Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan to include nonresidents of the state
02.27.2024 The House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee gave this bill a favorable report.02.06.2024 The House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Medical and Health Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment removes the requirement that firefighters are a resident or nonresident of a contiguous state.Summary of the bill as introduced: Revises the definition of firefighter for the Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan to include nonresidents of the state.
Sponsor:
Marvin Smith
House Com:
MMPMA
Senate Com:
Judy
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 3/12/2024
Keywords:
Fire
House
Of Interest
S 0728
Changes the definition of firefighter to include non-residents of South Carolina who work in the state
04.24.2024 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment adds H5118, the energy reform legislation, to the bill.04.16.2024 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Insurance subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.03.14.2024 The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended in the subcommittee.02.29.2024 The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee carried this bill over.02.21.2024 The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Professions and Occupations subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendments includes employees in the Office of State Fire in the definition of firefighter and makes the bill retroactive to July 2021 when the law was enacted.Summary of the bill as introduced: Changes the definition of firefighter in the Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan to include non-residents of South Carolina who work in the state.
Sponsor:
Penry Gustafson
House Com:
LCI
Senate Com:
LCI
Status: House - Read third time and enrolled
Status Date: 5/8/2024
Keywords:
Fire
Of Interest
S 1078
Allows firefighters to transport patients in vehicles other than an ambulance
Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows firefighters to transport patients in vehicles other than an ambulance when firefighters arrive before emergency medical service providers.
Sponsor:
Gerald Malloy
House Com:
Senate Com:
MA
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
Status Date: 2/21/2024
Keywords:
Fire
Public Safety
Of Interest
Municipal Association of South Carolina
1411 Gervais St., PO Box 12109, Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803.799.9574, Fax: 803.933.1299,
mail@masc.sc