SB 23-032 CO

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Wildfire Matters Review Committee. The bill requires the center of excellence for advanced technology aerial firefighting (center of excellence) in the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety to establish one or more remote camera technology pilot programs. The program may include the use of artificial intelligence technologies. The center of excellence must acquire or contract for a system of remote pan-tilt-zoom cameras and associated tools to provide a live feed of information that can detect, locate, and confirm ignition in the wildland-urban interface. The center of excellence may acquire or contract for artificial intelligence technologies to assist in the detection, containment, and monitoring of wildfires. The center of excellence must report to the wildfire matters review committee on the system's effectiveness and potential for more widespread use in the state. The bill appropriates $2 million $720,368 from the general fund to implement the program. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

• Cleave Simpson Republican · primary
• Joann Ginal · primary
• Mike Lynch · primary
• Junie Joseph Democratic · primary

1. May 11, 2023 House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed · lower
2. Apr 27, 2023 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations · lower
3. Apr 10, 2023 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs · lower
4. Apr 10, 2023 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
5. Apr 6, 2023 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
6. Apr 6, 2023 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
7. Jan 26, 2023 Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
8. Jan 10, 2023 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Reengrossed (04/10/2023) · PDF
• Engrossed (04/06/2023) · PDF
• Introduced (01/10/2023) · PDF
• PA1 (04/06/2023) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF