---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fire Programs Fund; distribution of fund."
description: "Fire Programs Fund; work group; report. Directs the Department of Fire Programs to establish a work group to evaluate the funding formula for the distribution of aid to localities through the Fire Programs Fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 233"
citation: "Virginia SB 233 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christopher T. Head"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 38
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2026-01-12"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f610fd69-9ad2-422d-9f1d-bd952432db8e"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB233"
source_hash: "d893ae92123ee786b372f65ea9c3e5603af951c65838c52562636fe19a5083c6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 233 (2026) — Fire Programs Fund; distribution of fund.

Fire Programs Fund; work group; report. Directs the Department of Fire Programs to establish a work group to evaluate the funding formula for the distribution of aid to localities through the Fire Programs Fund.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086927.PDF)
2. **Appropriations Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188594.PDF)
3. **Commerce and Labor Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147128.PDF)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1207025.PDF)

## Votes

- H VOTE: — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur House Substitute R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations with substitute — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — **15–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Christopher T. Head — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100815D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-12** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-22** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB233)
- **2026-02-12** Senate committee offered
- **2026-02-12** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-12** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-13** Committee substitute printed 26107925D-S1 `substitution`
- **2026-02-13** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-13** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-13** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB233)
- **2026-02-13** Passed by for the day
- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-16** Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) `substitution`
- **2026-02-16** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-16** Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-19** Placed on Calendar
- **2026-02-19** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-19** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-02** Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-02** Committee substitute printed 26108907D-H1 `substitution`
- **2026-03-03** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB233)
- **2026-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-05** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
- **2026-03-05** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2026-03-05** Passed House with substitute (95-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-09** House substitute agreed to by Senate `substitution`
- **2026-03-13** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-13** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB233ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-17** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB233)
- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 885 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f610fd69-9ad2-422d-9f1d-bd952432db8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).