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Yes: 24 • No: 4
VirginiaSB9842025 Regular SessionSenate
Virginia Fire Personnel and Equipment Grant Program; established, report.
Sponsored By: Tammy Brankley Mulchi (Republican)
Failed
Summary
Virginia Fire Personnel and Equipment Grant Program established. Establishes the Virginia Fire Personnel and Equipment Grant Program for the purpose of providing grants to localities to hire additional firefighters and to improve their firefighting and emergency medical services. The bill specifies that the Department of Fire Programs shall administer the Program and two types of grants shall be made from the Program. The first shall provide grants to localities to increase the number of firefighters. Such grants shall be made for up to three years and shall be used by localities for programs to (i) hire new, additional full-time firefighters; (ii) convert part-time or volunteer firefighters to full-time firefighters; or (iii) recruit and retain volunteer firefighters. The second shall provide grants to localities for improving firefighting and emergency medical services, including by acquiring firefighting and emergency medical services vehicles and equipment and modifying facilities. For both grants, the bill provides that funds shall not be used to supplant any funds currently provided by the Commonwealth or by the locality and shall be used to increase the total amount of funds available for the provision of firefighting or emergency medical services. The bill requires the Department to report annually, beginning November 1, 2026, to the Governor and the General Assembly information regarding a list of grants, the amount of each approved grant, information on the performance assessment system that the bill directs the Department to create, an evaluation of each grant based on such system, and any other criteria deemed relevant by the Department.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Tammy Brankley Mulchi
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 1/29/2025
Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations
Yes: 10 • No: 4
Senate vote • 1/24/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Yes: 14 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
1/29/2025SenateReported from General Laws and Technology with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB984)
1/20/2025SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
1/7/2025SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102868D
1/7/2025Senate
Bill Text
Amendment
1/25/2025
Introduced
1/7/2025
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