IN HB1198 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Passed on March 30 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-30 - Public Law 113
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Passed on March 30 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-30 - Public Law 113
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Public safety matters. Designates an Indiana first responder to include the following employees and volunteers of state and local public safety agencies: (1) Law enforcement officers. (2) Firefighters, including volunteer firefighters. (3) Corrections officers. (4) Public safety telecommunicators. (5) Providers of emergency medical services. (6) Providers of emergency management services. (7) Any other individuals whose duties in serving a public safety agency include rapid emergency response. Provides that the designation of an individual as an Indiana first responder does not affect an individual's terms of employment or volunteer service with the public safety agency. Provides that a certified emergency medical technician or a licensed paramedic is not liable for transporting any person to an appropriate health care facility when the emergency medical technician or the licensed paramedic makes a good faith judgment that the emergency patient or the emergency patient's primary caregiver lacks the capacity to make an informed decision about the patient's: (1) safety; or (2) need for medical attention; and the emergency patient is reasonably likely to suffer disability or death without the medical intervention available at the facility.
Title
Public safety matters.
Sponsors
Rep. David Abbott [R] | Rep. Randall Frye [R] | Rep. Ronald Bacon [R] | Rep. Karlee Macer [D] |
Rep. Sheila Klinker [D] | Sen. Susan Glick [R] | Sen. Michael Crider [R] | Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D] |
Roll Calls
2020-02-17 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2020-03-30 | House | Public Law 113 |
2020-03-18 | House | Signed by the Governor |
2020-03-18 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
2020-03-03 | Senate | Signed by the President Pro Tempore |
2020-03-03 | House | Signed by the Speaker |
2020-02-18 | Senate | Returned to the House without amendments |
2020-02-17 | Senate | Senator Randolph added as cosponsor |
2020-02-17 | Senate | Senator Crider added as second sponsor |
2020-02-17 | Senate | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 206: yeas 49, nays 0 |
2020-02-13 | Senate | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
2020-02-11 | Senate | Committee report: do pass, adopted |
2020-02-05 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation |
2020-01-29 | House | Referred to the Senate |
2020-01-28 | House | Representative Klinker added as coauthor |
2020-01-28 | House | Rule 105.1 suspended |
2020-01-28 | House | Senate sponsor: Senator Glick |
2020-01-28 | House | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 92: yeas 98, nays 0 |
2020-01-27 | House | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
2020-01-23 | House | Representative Macer added as coauthor |
2020-01-23 | House | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
2020-01-13 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety |
2020-01-13 | House | Coauthored by Representatives Frye R and Bacon |
2020-01-13 | House | Authored by Representative Abbott |