LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6437 NOTE PREPARED: Dec 5, 2024
BILL NUMBER: SB 124 BILL AMENDED:
SUBJECT: Firefighting Apparatus Lights.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Young M BILL STATUS: As Introduced
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED: GENERAL IMPACT: Local
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: This bill allows a firefighting apparatus owned or operated by a political
subdivision or volunteer fire department to be equipped with signal lamps that are capable of displaying
flashing, rotating, or oscillating beams of red and blue lights. (Current law allows a firefighting apparatus
to display red or red and white lights.)
Effective Date: July 1, 2025.
Explanation of State Expenditures:
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: Signal Lamps: The bill allows a fire department to own and operate
signal lamps that are capable of displaying flashing, rotating, or oscillating beams of red and blue lights. The
bill’s requirements are within the agency’s routine administrative functions and should be able to be
implemented with no additional appropriations, assuming near customary agency staffing and resource levels.
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected:
Local Agencies Affected: Local Fire Departments.
Information Sources:
Fiscal Analyst: Nate Bodnar, 317-234-9476.
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