| Passed by the House March 4, 2006 Yeas 97 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 2, 2006 Yeas 45 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2606 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. RICHARD NAFZIGER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved March 24, 2006. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 24, 2006 - 2:27 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2006 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/11/2006. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
AN ACT Relating to allowing volunteer fire personnel to hold elective or appointed office; adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 52.30 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 35.21 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise prohibited by law, a volunteer member of
any fire department who does not serve as fire chief for the department
may be:
(a) A candidate for elective public office and serve in that public
office if elected; or
(b) Appointed to any public office and serve in that public office
if appointed.
(2) For purposes of this section, "volunteer" means a member of any
fire department who performs voluntarily any assigned or authorized
duties on behalf of or at the direction of the fire department without
receiving compensation or consideration for performing such duties.
(3) For purposes of this section, "compensation" and
"consideration" do not include any benefits the volunteer may have
accrued or is accruing under chapter 41.24 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 52.30 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise prohibited by law, a volunteer member of
any fire protection district who does not serve as fire chief for the
district may be:
(a) A candidate for elective public office and serve in that public
office if elected; or
(b) Appointed to any public office and serve in that public office
if appointed.
(2) For purposes of this section, "volunteer" means a member of any
fire protection district who performs voluntarily any assigned or
authorized duties on behalf of or at the direction of the fire
protection district without receiving compensation or consideration for
performing such duties.
(3) For purposes of this section, "compensation" and
"consideration" do not include any benefits the volunteer may have
accrued or is accruing under chapter 41.24 RCW.