Bill Bowes

Testified on January 31, 2008, for the Nebraska State Volunteer Firefighters Association in favor of a bill creating tougher penalties for assaulting emergency responders and health care workers (LB787). He spoke as Papillion fire chief.

January 31, 2008Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Received the endorsement of the Nebraska Farm Bureau's political action committee for the District 14 legislative seat.

September 6, 2026

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Testified for the Nebraska Municipal Fire Chiefs Association in support of confirming Scott Cordes as State Fire Marshal.

March 23, 2023

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Testified as Papillion fire chief for a bill letting city-run ambulance services file liens to collect unpaid bills from crash settlements (LB480). He said the department lost about $15,000 to $20,000 a year without that power.

March 1, 2023

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Announced his retirement as Papillion fire chief after 16 years. The city credited him with opening a new station in 2009, moving to a fully paid professional staff by 2010, and extending fire and ambulance service to La Vista in 2014.

October 7, 2022

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Testified for the city of Papillion against a bill requiring larger cities to hire a full-time fire chief and report fire response times to the state (LB1096). He argued cities should run fire departments under their own rules.

February 5, 2008

Source: nebraskalegislature.gov