CS/SB 1644: Emergency Services

GENERAL BILL by Transportation, Rodriguez

Emergency Services; Deleting a limitation on the number of red or red and white warning signals that certain vehicles may display; revising the circumstances under which certain applicants for a specified license are exempt from a requirement to obtain certificates of public convenience and necessity; providing criminal penalties for the submission of an affidavit that fraudulently attests to certain facts; revising a limitation on the number of counties that may be granted a certain exemption, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 4/2/2025 01:32 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  2. Transportation (TR)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1487 (er) by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Emergency Services Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Ordered enrolled	Identical

• Analyses (4)

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  • Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Pre-Meeting)   4/9/2025
  • Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Post-Meeting)   4/10/2025
  • Rules (Pre-Meeting)   4/15/2025
  • Rules (Post-Meeting)   4/16/2025

• Committee Votes (2)

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  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  4/10/2025 8:30 AM	S 1644	Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development	13 Yeas - 0 Nays
  4/16/2025 8:30 AM	S 1644	Rules	23 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (3)

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  316.2398	Display or use of red or red and white warning signals; motor vehicles of volunteer firefighters or medical staff.	Page 1 [pdf]
  395.401	Trauma services system plans; approval of trauma centers and pediatric trauma centers; procedures; renewal.	Page 5 [pdf]
  401.25	Licensure as a basic life support or an advanced life support service.	Page 2 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/28/2025	S	• Filed
  3/7/2025	S	• Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Rules
  3/10/2025	S	• Introduced
  3/27/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
  4/1/2025	S	• CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  4/2/2025	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS by Transportation read 1st time
  4/3/2025	S	• Original reference(s) removed: Community Affairs • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules • Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  4/7/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
  4/10/2025	S	• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 • Now in Rules
  4/11/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
  4/16/2025	S	• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  4/21/2025	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
  4/23/2025	S	• Retained on Special Order Calendar
  4/24/2025	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 549 • Substituted CS/HB 1487 -SJ 549 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1487 -SJ 549