SHB 1271 — Permitting early deployment of state fire service resources.

What this bill does

Allows the Chief of the Washington State Patrol to mobilize jurisdictions and request resources to prepare for an emergency or disaster situation or when an emergency or disaster is predicted to exceed local resource capabilities.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 11, 2025
  96 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 21, 2025
  97 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 15, 2025
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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