# West Virginia HB 2866: Relating to fees and charges for municipality provided fire services West Virginia HB 2866, Relating to fees and charges for municipality provided fire services, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Adam Burkhammer (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-31 (Chapter 186, Acts, Regular Session, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2866-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: West Virginia HB 2866 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Relating to fees and charges for municipality provided fire services - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-24 - Last action: 2025-07-31, Chapter 186, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 - Sponsor: Adam Burkhammer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: §8-13-13 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (209 yes, 21 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New limits on local fire fees: mixed, low. In West Virginia counties with a county fire fee, municipalities face new limits on fees charged outside their borders. New municipal fire fees effective on or after June 30, 2024, require an agreement with the county commission. Outside municipal borders, the agreement can cover only people and bu… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Adam Burkhammer (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-10 | House | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 488) | pass | 86 | 10 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 396) | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 349) | pass | 89 | 11 | | ## Actions (43) - 2025-07-31: Chapter 186, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-28: Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 (House) - 2025-04-22: To Governor 4/22/2025 (House) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/22/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/22/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-11: House Message received (Senate) - 2025-04-10: House received Senate message (House) - 2025-04-10: House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 488) (House) - 2025-04-10: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-04-10: Completed legislative action (House) - 2025-04-09: On 3rd reading with right to amend (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Committee Amendment Reported (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Amendments to committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote) (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Passed Senate (Roll No. 396) (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Title amendment adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Senate requests House to concur (Senate) - 2025-04-08: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Reported do pass, with amendment (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Immediate consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-03: To Government Organization (Senate) - 2025-04-03: To Government Organization (Senate) - 2025-04-02: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-04-02: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-02: Passed House (Roll No. 349) (House) - 2025-04-02: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-04-01: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-04-01: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-04-01: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-01: Amendment reported by the Clerk (House) - 2025-04-01: Amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House) - 2025-03-31: By substitute, do pass (House) - 2025-03-31: Read 1st time (House) - 2025-02-24: Filed for introduction (House) - 2025-02-24: To Government Organization (House) - 2025-02-24: Introduced in House (House) - 2025-02-24: To House Government Organization (House) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2866 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2866 sub1.pdf) - Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2866 sub1 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2866 sub1 eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2866 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2866 sub1 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2866 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2866 intr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed) - SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed) - SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed) - SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed) - SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed) - SB 102: Modifying form of certain deeds (signed) ## Sources - [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2866 sub1.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2866 sub1.pdf) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2866 sub1 eng.htm) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2866 sub1 eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2866 sub1 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2866 sub1 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2866 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2866 intr.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs) - [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs) - [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs) - [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs) - [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs) - [SB 102: Modifying form of certain deeds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB102-2025rs) - [West Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia/bills) - [West Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2866-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).