COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:4609H.01I Bill No.:HB 2154 Subject:Cities, Towns, and Villages; Fire Protection; Political Subdivisions Type:Original Date:January 24, 2022Bill Summary:This proposal changes the law regarding cities' ability to regulate fire
hydrants.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Total Estimated Net
Effect on General
Revenue $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Total Estimated Net
Effect on Other State
Funds $0$0$0
Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 4609H.01I
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Total Estimated Net
Effect on All Federal
Funds $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Total Estimated Net
Effect on FTE 000
☐ Estimated Net Effect (expenditures or reduced revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any
of the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
☐ Estimated Net Effect (savings or increased revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any of
the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Local Government (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown) L.R. No. 4609H.01I
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
§71.395 – Fire hydrants
Officials from the City of Camdenton
hydrants even though they may not have the funds available or could take money away from
other needed services.
Officials from the City of Springfield anticipate a negative fiscal impact from this proposal and
is difficult to quantify but would likely be very costly.
Officials from the City of Grandview state that most, if not all of the cities in Missouri, impose
upon developers the requirement to build structures that comply with all City Codes, including
Building and Fire Codes. The Fire Codes in particular require new buildings to incorporate
life/safety features into the buildings, including fire hydrants as a condition to receiving building
permits and certificates of occupancy. It is a matter of life and safety of city residents and is part
of the cost of development. This proposal would shift the cost of installing fire hydrants to each
city, which would clearly have a fiscal impact.
Officials from the City of Prairie Home state any new subdivision built within city limits will
increase city costs by requiring the city to pay for the installation of fire hydrants. The cost of
this unfunded mandate is unknown since it is not known what development will take place.
Officials from the City of Sikeston assume this proposal transfers the cost of development from
the developer to the taxpayer at large, even though the taxpayer at large doesn’t necessarily
benefit from the installation of the hydrant.
Officials from the Florissant Valley Fire Protection District assume this proposal could reduce
or limit required fire code requirements for fire flow that is important for firefighting, leaving
areas without needed and required water supplies for firefighting
Oversight notes the responses from the cities and fire protection district above indicated this
proposal would have an unknown negative impact. Oversight is unable to project a statewide
cost for this proposal based on the number of cities and the number of potential fire hydrants that
would be needed in any given year. Oversight will, therefore, show the impact to local
governments-political subdivisions as an unknown cost.
Officials from the Department of Public Safety’s Division of Fire Safety and the City of
Claycomo assume the proposal will have no fiscal impact on their organizations. Oversight L.R. No. 4609H.01I
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not have any information to the contrary. Therefore, Oversight will reflect a zero impact in the
fiscal note for these entities.
Oversight only reflects the responses received from state agencies and political subdivisions;
however, other cities and fire protection districts were requested to respond to this proposed
legislation but did not. A general listing of political subdivisions included in Oversight’s
database is available upon request.
FISCAL IMPACT – State GovernmentFY 2023
(10 Mo.)
FY 2024FY 2025$0$0$0FISCAL IMPACT – Local GovernmentFY 2023
(10 Mo.)
FY 2024FY 2025LOCAL POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS
Costs – Cities – installation of fire
hydrants (§71.395) p. 3 (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
LOCAL POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS
(Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
This bill requires an incorporated city to pay for the costs of installing a fire hydrants, other than
a dry fire hydrant. If the city cannot or does not pay the cost of installation of the fire hydrant,
installation of the fire hydrant cannot be required.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not
require additional capital improvements or rental space. L.R. No. 4609H.01I
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION
City of Camdenton
City of Claycomo
City of Springfield
City of Grandview
City of Prairie Home
City of Sikeston
Florissant Valley Fire Protection District
Department of Public Safety
Division of Fire Safety
Julie MorffRoss StropeDirectorAssistant DirectorJanuary 24, 2022January 24, 2022