VirginiaInsurance; additional purposes for Fire Programs Fund Aid to Localities Grant Program established.
What it does
Insurance; Fire Programs Fund; purposes; Aid to Localities Grant Program. Increases the assessment on certain insurance companies from one percent to 1.5 percent. The bill provides that the portion of the Fire Programs Fund allocated to localities may be used for the additional purposes of (i) constructing, improving, or expanding fire station facilities; (ii) providing mental health resources for fire personnel; or (iii) hiring additional fire personnel and funding recruitment and retention programs.
More detail
The bill also prohibits such funds from being used, except as provided, for the purposes of investments, operating expenses, debt repayment, taxes, or fees. The bill also establishes the Aid to Localities Grant Program, to be funded by 0.25 percent of the assessments on insurance companies, for the purposes of providing assistance to local fire departments that are at risk of closing or facing major violations due to the lack of funds needed to be in compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Feb 4Left in AppropriationsLatest
- Feb 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2069)
- Jan 23Committee substitute printed 25104713D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (19-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 3-N)Minor
- Jan 21Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 15Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2069)
- Jan 14Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1Minor
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104456DIntroduced