Senate Amendments to House Bill No. 1312

 

TO THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE:

 

  THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE SENATE HAS ADOPTED THE AMENDMENTS SET OUT BELOW:

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1

 

     Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 

     SECTION 1.  Each full-time fire fighter, employed in accordance with Section 45-11-203, policeman, sheriff, deputy sheriff or other local law enforcement officer, who retires under Section 21-29-139 or the Public Employees' Retirement System, for superannuation or for reason of disability, or any other local government retirement system shall be allowed to retain, as his personal property, the one (1) badge which is issued to him by the local government fire fighting unit or law enforcement unit.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2006.

     Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 

     AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A FULL-TIME FIRE FIGHTER OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MAY RETAIN HIS BADGE WHEN HE RETIRES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

 

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                                                 John O. Gilbert

                                         Secretary of the Senate