H.B. No. 0155

Burn order violations-restitution.

 

Sponsored By:        Representative(s) Semlek, Davison, Greear, Hunt and Lubnau and Senator(s) Cooper and Perkins

 

AN ACT relating to penalties for violating fire bans; increasing penalties for entry into or use of any area closed by a board of county commissioners because of extreme fire danger; requiring restitution for firefighting services necessary to respond to incidents caused by persons violating a fire ban as specified; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/11/2013   Bill Number Assigned

1/14/2013   H Received for Introduction

1/15/2013   H Introduced and Referred to H05

1/24/2013   H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blake, Campbell, Eklund, Greear, Hunt, McKim, Semlek and Winters

Nays:  Representative(s) Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/24/2013   H Placed on General File

 

HB0155HS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 9           Delete "lights" insert "causes". SEMLEK, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0155HW001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 12          Delete "for part or all of" insert ".  Restitution ordered under this subsection shall be for all or part of the value of the services rendered by the responding firefighting units. The court may consult with the state forester to ascertain the reasonable value of services.  The court shall not order restitution if the court finds the person convicted has no ability to currently pay restitution and there is no reasonable probability that the person convicted will be able to pay restitution in the future.".

Page 2-lines 13 through 17    Delete entirely.

Page 2-line 18          Delete the line through "restitution.".

Page 2-line 21          Delete "in the proportions" insert "proportionally as". ZWONITZER, DN.

 

1/29/2013   H Passed CoW

1/30/2013   H Passed 2nd Reading

1/31/2013   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Berger, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Halverson, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Wallis, Walters, Watt, Wilson, Winters, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Gay

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/1/2013    S Received for Introduction

2/1/2013    S Introduced and Referred to S05

2/6/2013    S05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Driskill, Emerich, Geis and Hicks

Excused:  Senator(s) Johnson

Ayes 4    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/6/2013    S Placed on General File

 

HB0155SS001/ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 1           Delete "bans" insert "restrictions".

Page 1-line 6           Delete "ban" insert "restriction".

Page 2-line 11          Delete "shall" insert "may".

Page 2-line 12          Delete "governmental" insert "local fire service".

Page 2-line 22          Delete "governmental" insert "local fire service".  GEIS, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0155SW001/ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 6           After "specified;" insert "providing an exception;".

Page 1-line 13          After "use" insert "; exception".

Page 3-after line 2     Insert and renumber:

      "(c)  Fires intentionally set by a person on lands owned or under the control of the person and which do not escape from the lands under their control are exempt from the provisions of this article unless the person requests suppression by the local fire service.".  HICKS

 

HB0155SW002/ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 21          After "future." insert "In no case shall restitution ordered under this subsection exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00).". DRISKILL

 

2/13/2013   S Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JL S28, Christensen, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Geis, Meier, Perkins and Peterson

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Craft, Esquibel, F., Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Johnson, Landen, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Ayes 10    Nays 20    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0