HB 2258 -- STATE WATER PATROL COMMISSIONER SPONSOR: Pollock COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "do pass by consent" by the Special Committee on State Parks and Waterways by a vote of 6 to 0. This bill requires the Commissioner of the State Water Patrol to be appointed from its uniformed membership. FISCAL NOTE: No impact on state funds in FY 2009, FY 2010, and FY 2011. PROPONENTS: Supporters say that the bill is needed because it is important that the State Water Patrol Commissioner be selected from the uniformed membership of the patrol. Testifying for the bill were Representative Pollock; State Water Patrol; and Water Patrol Association. OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee.Copyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives