2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1248: Fire Prevention Code; prohibition on permit fees for fire departments, etc., for certain localities.

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103402D
Senate
1/8/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
1/15/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/16/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105114D-S1
Senate
1/21/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1248)
Senate
1/22/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/22/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105333D-S2
Senate
1/23/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/23/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/23/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/24/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/24/2025
Committee substitute rejected
Senate
1/24/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
1/24/2025
Committee substitute agreed to
Senate
1/24/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
1/27/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/28/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1248)
Senate
2/4/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Reported from General Laws (19-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/18/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1248ER)
Senate
2/18/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1248)
Senate
2/20/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Senate
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 332 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0332)

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
2/14/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws (19-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2/6/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
1/27/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
1/22/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
1/15/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/20255.3 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/18/20255.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/23/20256.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/16/20256.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/15/20256.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/20255.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/20/202599.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/28/2025102.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/21/2025101.1 KB