Legislature(2017 - 2018)SENATE FINANCE 532
04/23/2018 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE
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| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| HB147 | |
| HB176 | |
| HB213 | |
| HB216 | |
| HB267 | |
| HB400 | |
| HB212 | |
| HB216 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 147 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 176 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 213 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 216 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 267 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 400 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 212 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED |
HOUSE BILL NO. 400
"An Act relating to the collection of fees by the
Department of Public Safety for fire and explosion
prevention and safety services."
10:06:52 AM
Co-Chair MacKinnon gave a brief history of the bill. The
public hearing on the bill had been opened and closed.
Vice-Chair Bishop addressed a new fiscal note from the
Department of Public Safety. He read from the analysis:
Should this bill pass, DPS would immediately begin the
regulation process to establish the fee amounts for
these services. Though the fee amounts will not be
finalized until completion of the regulation process,
the following amounts are suggested as a potential
starting point:
Fire Inspections - $50 per hour with a one-hour
minimum. DFLS anticipates the average inspection to
take two hours. The goal is to accomplish 1,500
inspections per year; but currently 500 is more
likely. Considering 500 two-hour inspections per year
at $50 per hour, the estimated annual revenue would be
$50,000.
Fire Systems Technician Permits - $150 for a 3-year
permit. There are currently 535 active permit holders.
Permit renewals are staggered resulting in an average
of 178 permit renewals per year. The estimated annual
revenue from issuance of these permits would be
$26,700.
Fire Extinguisher Technician Permits - $100 for a
3-year permit. There are currently 231 active permit
holders. Permit renewals are staggered resulting in an
average of 77 permit renewals per year. The estimated
annual revenue from
issuance of these permits would be $7,700.
Based on the analysis above, the total estimated
annual revenue would be $84,400. The actual fee
amounts will not be known until the regulations
process is completed. FY2019 revenue is estimated at
$42,200 based on the anticipated
effective date of the regulations.
10:09:37 AM
AT EASE
10:10:00 AM
RECONVENED
Co-Chair MacKinnon introduced the bill sponsor.
REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN KREISS-TOMKINS, SPONSOR, stated
that the bill came out of the House Finance Subcommittee
process in which the Department of Public Safety made a
recommendation during the subcommittee process. He shared
that the bill broadens the services that Fire and Life
Safety could offer and their ability to collect fees for
those services.
Vice-Chair Bishop MOVED to report HB 400 out of Committee
with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal
note. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
HB 400 was REPORTED out of committee with a "no
recommendation" recommendation and with one new fiscal
impact note from the Department of Public Safety.
10:12:17 AM
AT EASE
10:14:47 AM
RECONVENED