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HB 587 -  Public Safety Emergency Communications Systems

General Bill by Snyder (CO-SPONSORS) Caruso
Public Safety Emergency Communications Systems: Revises requirements for minimum radio signal strength for fire department communications; requires State Fire Marshal to adopt minimum radio coverage design criteria for public safety emergency communications systems & minimum standards for interior radio coverage & signal strength in buildings; requires local jurisdiction's public safety emergency communications system be certified as meeting or exceeding certain criteria before new & existing buildings are required to install, or to be assessed for, two-way radio communications enhancement systems; requires local jurisdictions to produce radio coverage heatmaps; prohibits local jurisdictions from withholding certificates of occupancy under certain circumstances.
Effective Date: July 1, 2021
Last Event: 1st Reading on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 9:21 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1902 Subject: Public Safety Emergency Communications Systems Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 415 Subject: Fire Department Communications Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 1209 Subject: Department of Financial Services Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 360 Subject: Fire Prevention and Control Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1408 Subject: Department of Financial Services Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/02/2021 - 9:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Time: 02/18/2021 - 9:49 AM Member: Committee: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Commerce Committee Time: 02/18/2021 - 9:49 AM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 02/18/2021 - 9:49 AM Member: Committee: State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Time: 02/18/2021 - 9:49 AM Member: Committee: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/29/2021 - 8:45 AM Member: Snyder Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
633.202 CS/CS/CS/SB 88, CS/SB 360, CS/CS/HB 415, SB 904, CS/CS/CS/HB 1209, CS/SB 1408, CS/CS/HB 1601, SB 1902, HB 6053