# West Virginia HB 2898: To make the fire board or county commission responsible for the operations of every fire department within their county

West Virginia HB 2898, To make the fire board or county commission responsible for the operations of every fire department within their county, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Adam Burkhammer (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-24 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2898-2025rs
- 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 2898
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: To make the fire board or county commission responsible for the operations of every fire department within their county
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2025-02-24, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Adam Burkhammer (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: §7-1-3, §7-1-3D, §7-17-1, §7-17-2, §7-17-3, §7-17-4, §7-17-5, §7-17-6, §7-17-7, §7-17-8, §7-17-9, §7-17-10, §7-17-11, §7-17-12, §7-17-13, §7-17-14, §7-17-15, §7-17-16, §7-17-17, §7-17-18, §7-17-19, §7-17-20, House Government Organization
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Adam Burkhammer (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 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

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2898 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2898 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 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2898 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2898 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 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [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 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2898-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).