SPONSOR: Evans
COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "Do Pass" by the Standing Committee on Crime Prevention and Public Safety by a vote of 20 to 0. Voted "Do Pass" by the Standing Committee on Rules- Administration Oversight by a vote of 7 to 0.
This bill adds canine search and rescue vehicles to the types of rescue vehicles that will be treated as an emergency vehicle under Section 304.022, RSMo.
PROPONENTS: Supporters say that this is a short clarification bill related to search and rescue dogs. When they are responding to an emergency they can use lights and sirens so they can get to the emergency expeditiously.
Testifying in person for the bill was Representative Evans.
OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee.
Written testimony has been submitted for this bill. The full written testimony and witnesses testifying online can be found under Testimony on the bill page on the House website.
Statutes affected: