Arkansas 2025 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas House Bill HB1414 Draft / Bill

Filed 02/05/2025

                    Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. 
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State of Arkansas     1 
95th General Assembly A Bill     2 
Regular Session, 2025  	HOUSE BILL 1414 3 
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By: Representative L. Johnson 5 
By: Senator K. Hammer 6 
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8 
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CLAIMS FOR FIRE 9 
SERVICES; TO UPDATE THE SCHEDULE OF EQUIPMENT RATES 10 
USED IN CLAIMS FOR FIRE SERVICES; AND FOR OTHER 11 
PURPOSES.  12 
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CLAIMS FOR 16 
FIRE SERVICES; AND TO UPDATE THE 17 
SCHEDULE OF EQUIPMENT RATES USED IN 18 
CLAIMS FOR FIRE SERVICES. 19 
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21 
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 SECTION 1.  Arkansas Code § 14 -53-102(b)(1)(C)(iii), concerning 23 
firefighting beyond municipal limits and claims for services, is amended to 24 
read as follows: 25 
 (iii)  The board shall use the Schedule of Equipment 26 
Rates published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the United 27 
States Department of Homeland Security , as in effect on January 1, 2013 . 28 
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 SECTION 2.  Arkansas Code § 20 -22-901(b)(2)(C)(iii), concerning a 30 
volunteer fire department's duty to respond to fires and claims for services, 31 
is amended to read as follows: 32 
 (iii)  The board shall use the Schedule of Equipment 33 
Rates published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the United 34 
States Department of Homeland Security , as in effect on January 1, 2013 . 35 
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