View Bill Status
View Bill Text
View Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact
S1104......................................by LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND TAXATION
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS - Adds to existing law to provide that volunteer
fire departments may collect a service charge based upon a published
schedule of charges provided that certain specified conditions are met.
02/10 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/11 Rpt prt - to Loc Gov
02/17 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/18 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/22 3rd rdg - PASSED - 27-7-1
AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
Burtenshaw, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill,
Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee,
McKenzie, Noble, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Williams
NAYS -- Cameron, Compton, Davis, Little, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
Absent and excused -- Sweet
Floor Sponsor - Corder
Title apvd - to House
02/23 House intro - 1st rdg - to Loc Gov
03/23 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/28 3rd rdg - PASSED - 60-9-1
AYES -- Andrus, Barraclough, Bastian, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow,
Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett,
Hart, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Jones, Kemp, LeFavour, Loertscher,
Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Nielsen,
Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche,
Rydalch, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley,
Smith(30), Smith(24)(Frost), Smylie, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood,
Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Barrett, Bayer, Deal, Harwood, Lake, Moyle, Sali, Skippen,
Snodgrass
Absent and excused -- Anderson
Floor Sponsor - Nielsen
Title apvd - to Senate
03/29 To enrol
03/30 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/31 Sp signed - To Governor
04/06 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 305
Effective: 07/01/05
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1104
BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND TAXATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS; AMENDING CHAPTER 24, TITLE 6, IDAHO
3 CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 6-2402, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT
4 VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS MAY COLLECT A SERVICE CHARGE BASED ON A PUB-
5 LISHED SCHEDULE OF CHARGES PROVIDED CERTAIN SPECIFIED CONDITIONS ARE MET.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. That Chapter 24, Title 6, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
8 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
9 ignated as Section 6-2402, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
10 6-2402. VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS -- SCHEDULE OF CHARGES -- CONDITIONS
11 FOR COLLECTION -- REPORTS -- FAILURE TO PAY. (1) As used in this section,
12 "volunteer fire department" means a fire department organized as a nonprofit
13 corporation with a primary purpose of firefighting, fire protection, or other
14 emergency services, which has entered into an agreement with a validly orga-
15 nized city or county to provide fire fighting, fire protection, or other emer-
16 gency services to a distinct service area.
17 (2) A volunteer fire department that provides services within a jurisdic-
18 tion served by the department may establish a schedule of charges for the ser-
19 vices that the department provides not to exceed the state fire marshal's rec-
20 ommended schedule for services. The volunteer fire department or its agent may
21 collect a service charge according to this schedule from the owner of property
22 who receives service if the following conditions are met:
23 (a) At the following times, the department gives notice in a newspaper of
24 general circulation on three (3) separate occasions in each political sub-
25 division served by the department of the amount of the service charge for
26 each service that the department provides:
27 (i) Before the schedule of service charges is initiated;
28 (ii) When there is a change in the amount of a service charge.
29 (b) The property owner has not sent written notice to the department to
30 refuse service by the department to the owner's property.
31 (c) The bill for payment of the service charge:
32 (i) Is submitted to the property owner in writing within thirty
33 (30) days after services are provided; and
34 (ii) Includes a copy of a fire incident report in the form pre-
35 scribed by the state fire marshal, if the service was provided for an
36 event that requires a fire incident report.
37 (3) A volunteer fire department shall use the revenue collected from the
38 fire service charges under this section for:
39 (a) The purchase of equipment, buildings and property for firefighting,
40 fire protection or other emergency services;
41 (b) The ordinary and necessary expenses associated with firefighting,
42 fire protection and other emergency services; and
43 (c) To pay principal and interest on a loan acquired for the purchase of
2
1 equipment, buildings and property for firefighting, fire protection and
2 other emergency services.
3 (4) A volunteer fire department that:
4 (a) Has contracted with a political subdivision to provide fire protec-
5 tion or emergency services, and
6 (b) Charges for services under the provisions of this section,
7 shall submit a report to the legislative body of the political subdivision
8 before April 1 of each year indicating the amount of service charges collected
9 during the previous calendar year and how those funds have been expended.
10 (5) The state fire marshal shall annually prepare and publish a recom-
11 mended schedule of service charges for fire protection services.
12 (6) The volunteer fire department or its agent may maintain a civil
13 action to recover an unpaid service charge authorized under the provisions of
14 this section.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 14892
This bill would add a new Section 6-2402 in Idaho Code. This
bill will provide a schedule of charges for service; conditions
for collection; report filing and failure to pay procedures. The
bill defines "volunteer fire department" and requires an
agreement between the department and a validly organized
political subdivision.
FISCAL NOTE
This bill has no fiscal impact on the state general fund.
Contact
Name: Sen. Tim Corder
Phone: 332-1342
Rep. Peter Nielsen
Rep. Rich Wills
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1104