SB 648

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 12, 2024
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Fire and Emergency Medical Services Grant Fund; increases vehicle registration fees.

Abstract

Fire and Emergency Medical Services Grant Fund; funding for fire and emergency medical services. Increases the vehicle registration fee used to provide support for emergency medical services from $4.25 to $6.25 for each pickup or panel truck and each motor vehicle. The bill also creates the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Grant Fund to provide funding (i) to increase the number of firefighters and emergency medical services personnel to help communities meet industry minimum standards and attain 24-hour staffing to provide adequate assistance and (ii) to purchase heavy apparatus necessary for fire and emergency medical services.

A BILL to amend and reenact ยง 46.2-694, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 27 a section numbered 27-23.12, relating to funding for fire and emergency medical services. 24103963D

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Jan 31, 2024

Senate

Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Jan 29, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB648S1)

Jan 24, 2024

Senate

Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (10-Y 3-N 2-A)

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

Committee substitute printed 24105452D-S1

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 12, 2024

Senate

Presented and ordered printed 24103963D

Senate

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Substitute HTML PDF
Introduced HTML PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Impact statement from DPB (SB648S1) PDF

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