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Latest Update: Tuesday, May, 13th 2008

Companion Bill SB3885.

Fire Prevention and Investigation - Authorizes county mayor to appoint a fire marshal; if a county fire marshal is employed, the mayor must set the compensation within the amount appropriated for such purpose by the county legislative body; requires any county fire marshal to have at least five years experience as a firefighter, be certified by the state fire marshal as a fire safety or building inspector, and serve at the pleasure of the county mayor. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 6 and Title 68, Chapter 102.

Fiscal Summary for HB3867 / *SB3885

Increase Local Expenditures* - Exceeds $2,964,500


Bill Summary for HB3867 / *SB3885

This bill requires the county mayor for each county to employ a county fire marshal to reduce fire deaths and injuries, investigate fires for cause and origin, enforce burning regulations, and investigate the environmental impact from illegal burning. The salary of each county fire marshal would be set by the county mayor within the amount appropriated for such purpose by the county legislative body. Each county fire marshal would be required to have at least five years' experience as a firefighter. A county fire marshal would serve at the pleasure of the county mayor.

ON APRIL 21, 2008, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #3 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 3867, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #3 rewrites this bill to authorize each county mayor to appoint a fire marshal to coordinate the efforts of volunteer fire departments, enforce local fire safety regulations, and assist in the prevention of fire and arson. If a county fire marshal is employed, the county mayor will be required to set the county fire marshal's compensation within the amount appropriated for such purpose by the county legislative body.
This amendment requires any county fire marshal to have at least five years experience as a firefighter, be certified by the state fire marshal as a fire safety or building inspector, and serve at the pleasure of the county mayor.

Latest Actions
  • 05/08/2008 - Public Chapter 843
  • 05/08/2008 - Effective date(s) 04/30/08
  • 05/01/2008 - Signed by Governor.
  • 04/24/2008 - Transmitted to Governor for his action.
  • 04/23/2008 - Signed by Senate Speaker
  • 04/23/2008 - Signed by House Speaker
  • 04/22/2008 - Enrolled; ready for sig. of House Speaker.
  • 04/21/2008 - Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
  • 04/21/2008 - Senate Substituted House Bill for Companion Senate Bill
  • 04/21/2008 - Received from House, Passed first consideration
  • 04/21/2008 - Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
  • 04/21/2008 - Passed House, as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0
  • 04/21/2008 - Am. withdrawn.(Amendment 2 - HA1116)
  • 04/21/2008 - Am. withdrawn.(Amendment 1 - HA1115)
  • 04/21/2008 - H. adopted am.(Amendment 3 of 0 - HA1323)
  • 04/17/2008 - H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/08
  • 04/15/2008 - Placed on Calendar Calendar & Rules Committee for 04/17/2008
  • 04/15/2008 - Recommended for Passage if Am. Referred to: Calendar & Rules Committee
  • 04/09/2008 - Placed on Calendar Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 04/15/2008
  • 04/08/2008 - Action Deferred in Finance, Ways & Means Committee to 4/15/2008
  • 04/02/2008 - Placed on Calendar Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 04/08/2008
  • 04/02/2008 - Recommended For Passage by Subcommittee Referred to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
  • 03/26/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Budget of Finance, Ways and Means for 04/02/2008
  • 03/26/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Budget of FW&M
  • 03/25/2008 - Recommended for Passage if Am. Referred to: Finance, Ways & Means Committee
  • 03/19/2008 - Placed on Calendar State & Local Government Committee for 03/25/2008
  • 03/19/2008 - Recommended for Passage if am. by Subcommittee Referred to State & Local Government Committee
  • 03/12/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Local Government of S&LG for 03/19/2008
  • 02/13/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Local Government of S&LG
  • 02/04/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to State & Local
  • 01/31/2008 - Introduced, Passed first consideration
  • 01/30/2008 - Filed for Introduction
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
Amendment 3-0 to HB386704/16/2008
Amendment 2-0 to HB386703/27/2008
Amendment 1-0 to HB386703/27/2008
HB3867 Bill Text PDF02/04/2008

Fiscal Notes
File name Last Updated
Fiscal Memo - Amendment 3-0 to SB388504/16/2008
Fiscal Memo - Amendment 2-0 to SB388504/01/2008
SB3885 Fiscal Notes PDF02/22/2008

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