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FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the residence qualifications for fire protection district commissioners.

Sponsored By: STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Signed by Governor

FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS

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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Faster process to fill board vacancies

The board declares a seat vacant if a member resigns, is disqualified, refuses, or cannot serve for over 90 days without a signed temporary vacancy notice. The board must publish a local newspaper notice and fill the seat within 60 days with someone from the same subdistrict. If the remaining members cannot agree, the longest-serving commissioner draws a name from the tied top vote-getters. If more than half the seats are empty, any remaining member or any voter can ask the county to step in. The county must appoint within 60 days; appointees serve the rest of the term and must live in the same subdistrict.

New residency and subdistrict rules for commissioners

When a fire district is organized, the county divides it into three subdistricts that are as equal as possible in people, area, and road miles. Only one commissioner may live in each subdistrict. To serve, a person must be an elector who lived in the district for at least one year and in the subdistrict for at least 90 straight days before appointment or election. Initial appointees can finish their first term even if their subdistrict placement would otherwise conflict. A commissioner's term starts on the second Monday of January after the general election.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Ben Adams

    Republican • Senate

  • Shawn Dygert

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 99 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/26/2026

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 32 • No: 0

House vote • 3/9/2026

House Floor Vote

Yes: 67 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter 228 Effective: 03/31/2026

    4/1/2026

  2. Delivered to Governor at 12:31 p.m. on March 30, 2026

    3/30/2026

  3. Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

    3/30/2026Senate

  4. Signed by President; returned to House

    3/30/2026Senate

  5. Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

    3/30/2026Senate

  6. Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

    3/27/2026House

  7. Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

    3/26/2026House

  8. Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3

    3/26/2026Senate

  9. Retained on calendar

    3/25/2026Senate

  10. Read second time; filed for Third Reading

    3/20/2026Senate

  11. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

    3/19/2026Senate

  12. Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation

    3/10/2026Senate

  13. Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

    3/10/2026Senate

  14. Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 67-0-3

    3/9/2026House

  15. Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

    3/6/2026House

  16. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

    3/5/2026House

  17. Reported Printed and Referred to Local Government

    3/2/2026House

  18. Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

    2/27/2026House

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