HB 244 -- EMERGENCY VEHICLES

This bill includes any vehicle designed to perform hazardous
substance emergency functions as an emergency vehicle.

HB 244 -- EMERGENCY VEHICLES (Hosmer)

This bill includes any vehicle designed to perform hazardous
substance emergency functions as an emergency vehicle.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

HB 244 -- EMERGENCY VEHICLES

SPONSOR:  Hosmer

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee
on Civil and Administrative Law by a vote of 16 to 0.

This bill includes any vehicle designed to perform hazardous
substance emergency functions as an emergency vehicle.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill allows properly
equipped hazardous substance vehicles to respond with red lights
and sirens to an emergency situation.  In 1996, DNR responded to
153 environmental emergency responses or spills.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Hosmer; and Missouri
Department of Natural Resources.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Michael Warrick, Research Analyst

HB 244 -- Emergency Vehicles

Sponsor:  Hosmer

This bill includes any vehicle designed to perform hazardous
substance emergency functions as an emergency vehicle.