STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 685

with Ruiz S685 Senate Floor Amendments

(Proposed by Senator RUIZ)

ADOPTED: JUNE 3, 2021

      These amendments would prohibit the enforcement of a residency requirement adopted as part of a shared service agreement, a joint contract, the creation of a regional department, or a joint meeting, among local units for law enforcement or fire protection with respect to a person who on the effective date of the bill is a member of a police department or force, or a member of a fire department or force that is a party to such an agreement or the creation of such a regional entity after the effective date of the bill, unless the person is already a resident of a local unit served by such an entity on the effective date of the bill.