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MO HB241

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/12/2015

Primary Sponsor

Charlie Davis

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds Missouri National Guard Civil Support Team vehicles to the statutory definition of "emergency vehicle" under Section 304.022, RSMo

  • Qualifying vehicles must be responding to or operating during incidents involving chemical, biological, or radioactive materials

  • Also covers National Guard vehicles responding to official state requests involving unknown substances or hazardous materials as requested by state agencies acting on behalf of the governor

  • Grants these vehicles the same rights-of-way and traffic exemptions as other emergency vehicles (ability to exceed speed limits, proceed through stop signs, disregard parking restrictions)

  • Violations of the emergency vehicle statute remain classified as a Class A misdemeanor

Legislative Description

Adds vehicles owned and operated by the Civil Support Team of the Missouri National Guard when used during operations involving hazardous materials to the definition of "emergency vehicle"

Last Action

Executive Session Held (S) - Voted do pass

4/29/2015

Committee Referrals

Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety2/25/2015
Select Committee on Social Services2/3/2015
Veterans1/27/2015

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