Introduced by Rep. Marcus Riccelli (Spokane) (D) on February 4, 2013
Establishes a regional fire protection service authority within the boundaries of a single city. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Local Government Committee on February 4, 2013
Substitute offered in the House on February 22, 2013
Deletes a provision exempting single-city regional fire protection service authorities
(RFA) from provisions generally barring an RFA from establishing an ambulance
service that would compete with an existing ambulance service;
establishes new determination of adequacy requirements that an RFA must employ in
determining whether an RFA is adequately served by an existing private ambulance
service;
modifies corrective provisions governing requirements that a private ambulance
service must meet before an RFA may establish its own ambulance service or issue a
call for bids; and
allows an RFA to issue a call for bids or establish its own ambulance service if a
second preliminary conclusion of inadequacy is reached within a 12-month, rather
than a 24-month, period.
Referred to the House Finance Committee on February 22, 2013
Authorizes regional fire protection service authorities (RFA) to be formed
within a single city rather than only within an area that is coextensive with
two or more fire protection jurisdictions.
Modifies provisions governing whether and how an RFA can establish an
ambulance service that would compete with an existing private ambulance
service.
Received in the Senate on March 12, 2013
Referred to the Senate Government Operations Committee on March 12, 2013
Received in the House on January 13, 2014
Referred to the House Rules Committee on January 20, 2014
Amendment offered by Rep. Marcus Riccelli (Spokane) (D) on February 13, 2014
Deletes provisions in the underlying bill modifying
whether and how a regional fire protection service authority may
establish an ambulance service or issue a call for bids regarding an
ambulance service..
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on February 13, 2014