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IN SB0160

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/3/2019

Primary Sponsor

Mark Messmer

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Police officers and firefighters may reside in a noncontiguous county up to 50 miles from the closest boundary of the city, town, or township where their department is located
  • Current law only permits residency in the same county or a contiguous county; this adds a third option for noncontiguous counties within the 50-mile limit
  • Applies to city police and fire departments, town police and fire departments, and township fire departments
  • Cities under 7,500 population retain authority to adopt stricter residency ordinances requiring members to live within the county
  • Effective date: July 1, 2019

Legislative Description

Residency of police officers and firefighters. Allows a member of a police or fire department to reside within a county that is noncontiguous to the county where the police or fire department is located but is not more than 50 miles from the closest boundary of the city, town, or township where the police or fire department is located.

Last Action

Senator Raatz added as third author

1/24/2019

Committee Referrals

Local Government1/3/2019

Full Bill Text

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