Files
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

103 lines
6.0 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fire Prevention Code; prohibition on permit fees for fire departments, etc., for certain localities."
description: "Fire Prevention Code; prohibition on permit fees for fire departments and emergency medical services agencies in certain localities. Prohibits the State Fire Marshal from charging a fee for the approval and administration of certain permits issued to fire departments and emergency medical services agencies in localities with a total population of less than 10,000 as determined by the most recent federal decennial census by the United States Census Bureau."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 1248"
citation: "Virginia SB 1248 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["T. Travis Hackworth"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 35
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/690d179b-9e98-437c-8993-0e81b7fc2218"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1248"
source_hash: "7cb5164832745afd9cb039d464c15e558eac59370d4542fdbf3c4258dbf37bad"
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 1248 (2025) — Fire Prevention Code; prohibition on permit fees for fire departments, etc., for certain localities.
Fire Prevention Code; prohibition on permit fees for fire departments and emergency medical services agencies in certain localities. Prohibits the State Fire Marshal from charging a fee for the approval and administration of certain permits issued to fire departments and emergency medical services agencies in localities with a total population of less than 10,000 as determined by the most recent federal decennial census by the United States Census Bureau.
## 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/1018505.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072714.PDF)
3. **Finance and Appropriations** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025694.PDF)
4. **General Laws and Technology Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020914.PDF)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054823.PDF)
## Votes
- Reported from General Laws (19-Y 0-N) — **190** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **80** (pass) · lower
- Passed House (96-Y 0-N) — **960** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **150** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) — **390** (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) — **380** (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **150** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- T. Travis Hackworth — primary (person)
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103402D `filing, introduction`
- **2025-01-08** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-15** Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-16** Committee substitute printed 25105114D-S1 `substitution`
- **2025-01-21** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1248)
- **2025-01-22** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-22** Committee substitute printed 25105333D-S2 `substitution`
- **2025-01-23** Rules suspended
- **2025-01-23** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- **2025-01-23** Passed by for the day
- **2025-01-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-01-24** Committee substitute rejected
- **2025-01-24** Reading of substitute waived
- **2025-01-24** Committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
- **2025-01-24** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2025-01-27** Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-28** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1248)
- **2025-02-04** Placed on Calendar
- **2025-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2025-02-04** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-06** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- **2025-02-11** Reported from General Laws (19-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-14** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2025-02-14** Passed House (96-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2025-02-18** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-02-18** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1248ER) `passage`
- **2025-02-18** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-02-20** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1248)
- **2025-02-20** Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-03** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 `enrolled`
- **2025-03-03** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-21** Approved by Governor-Chapter 332 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-21** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0332)
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/690d179b-9e98-437c-8993-0e81b7fc2218`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).