SB1231 Summary

• Prohibits cities and towns from imposing residency requirements on firefighters and peace officers as a condition of employment.

• Exempts executive-level firefighters and peace officers from the residency prohibition.

• Exempts peace officers employed by cities or towns with a population of 5,000 persons or less from the residency prohibition.

• Prohibits fire districts from imposing residency requirements on firefighters, with exemption for executive-level firefighters.

• Defines firefighters as professional firefighters who are members of city, town, county, or fire district fire departments, and peace officers as marshals, police officers, and other officers vested with duty to maintain public order and make arrests.