HB 215 (2020) -  Firefighters' Bill of Rights

General Bill by Casello and Caruso (CO-SPONSORS) Cortes, J.; Daley; Eskamani; Fernández; Gottlieb; Grieco; Hattersley; Newton; Polo; Slosberg-King; Williams
Firefighters' Bill of Rights: Requires witnesses be interviewed & information be provided to firefighter before interrogation is conducted; authorizes firefighter to provide voluntary statement at any time after being informed of certain right; prohibits firefighter from being threatened during interrogation; requires copy of interrogation be provided to firefighter within specified timeframe, upon request; requires that firefighter be notified & provided certain information before certain disciplinary actions are taken & given opportunity to address certain findings.
Effective Date: July 1, 2020
Last Event: Died in Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

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Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 620 Subject: Firefighters’ Bill of Rights Relationship: Similar

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Time: 10/10/2019 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 10/10/2019 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 10/10/2019 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Time: 10/10/2019 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 09/24/2019 - 11:04 AM Member: Casello Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
112.81 CS/SB 620
112.82 CS/SB 620
112.825 CS/SB 620