BILL NUMBER: SB 573	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Lieu

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act relating to vehicles.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 573, as introduced, Lieu. Vehicles: emergency vehicles.
   Existing law authorizes the Commissioner of the California Highway
Patrol to issue authorized emergency vehicle permits for specified
vehicles, and then only upon a finding in each case that the vehicle
is used in responding to emergency calls for fire or law enforcement
or for the immediate preservation of life or property or for the
apprehension of law violators.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation relating to emergency vehicle responses across multiple
jurisdictions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation relating to emergency vehicle responses across multiple
jurisdictions.