At‑a‑glance: committee actions on two public‑safety bills

The committee acted on two items. For Bill 16‑26 (Consumer Protection Amendments), the committee recorded a voice acclamation and advanced the bill to full council (reported 3‑0 in committee). For Bill 3,626 (Fire and Emergency Services Commission), the committee discussed multiple executive‑proposed amendments (expand public members, remove ECC dispatch language, clarify CBA exclusions, define interim orders) and asked staff to draft those amendments for the full‑council packet; members did not take a final committee vote on the substantive FESC amendments today.

Next steps: staff will draft the executive amendments and coordinate with the chair and council president's office for full‑council packet timing. Staff indicated the amendments are not complex but requested time to circulate the final language; the committee identified an internal check‑back for the FESC annual report and asked OLR to advise on any CBA implications before final action at full council.