CS/SB 620 (2020) -  Firefighters’ Bill of Rights

General Bill by Governmental Oversight and Accountability and Hooper
Firefighters’ Bill of Rights: Specifying application of certain rights of firefighters to informal inquiries; requiring that witnesses be interviewed and certain information be provided to a firefighter subjected to interrogation before an interrogation is conducted; prohibiting a firefighter from being threatened with certain disciplinary action; requiring that a firefighter be notified and provided certain information before certain disciplinary actions are taken; requiring that a firefighter be given the opportunity to address certain findings; requiring that certain information be kept confidential and exempt in accordance with existing law, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Rules on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 12/09/19 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 01/13/20 1:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 215 Subject: Firefighters' Bill of Rights Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 1/14/2020 11:17:57 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 1/14/2020 10:58:08 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 12/9/2019 5:38:03 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 12/6/2019 4:09:42 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Rules Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 186 Time: 01/22/2020 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 01/16/2020 - 12:42 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/14/2020 - 1:09 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 47 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 156 Time: 01/13/2020 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/13/20, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building Time: 01/06/2020 - 3:34 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Time: 12/10/2019 - 7:51 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 132 Time: 12/09/2019 - 5:28 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 12/09/19, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building Time: 12/02/2019 - 3:37 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 47 Time: 11/06/2019 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/22/2019 - 1:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
112.81 HB 215
112.82 HB 215
112.825 HB 215