VA HB 682

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Fire Programs Fund; aid to localities, redistribution of funds.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VA HB 682 pass?

No. VA HB 682 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-05). Latest recorded action (2026-02-05): Read third time and defeated by House (33-Y 65-N 0-A)

What is VA HB 682 about?

Fire Programs Fund; aid to localities; redistribution of funds. Provides that, for the purposes of funds distributed to localities as aid for fire programs, if a locality does not provide the required annual report and forms, any funds due to the locality for the next year shall be returned to the Fire Programs Fund and redistributed as grants to enhance firefighting and rescue services in accordance with policies developed by the Virginia Fire Services Board. Under current law, such funds are added to the 75 percent of the Fund allocated to the counties, cities, and towns of the Commonwealth for improvement of fire services in localities.

Who sponsors VA HB 682?

Eric R. Zehr is the primary sponsor of VA HB 682.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-13
Latest action: 2026-02-05 — Read third time and defeated by House (33-Y 65-N 0-A)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-13
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101787D
filing,introduction
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-01-16
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB682)
2026-01-20
Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2026-01-30
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-03
Read first time
reading-1
2026-02-04
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
2026-02-04
Read second time and engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-05
Read third time and defeated by House (33-Y 65-N 0-A)
failure,reading-3

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Subcommittee recommends reporting
2026-01-28 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
Reported from Appropriations
2026-01-30 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Luke E. Torian: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: not voting
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- James W. Morefield: yes
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
H VOTE:
2026-02-05 · fail · 33-65
Member-level votes (100)
- Jessica L. Anderson: no
- Bonita G. Anthony: no
- Alex Q. Askew: no
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- Jason S. Ballard: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: no
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- Gretchen M. Bulova: no
- Katrina Callsen: no
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: no
- Betsy B. Carr: no
- Stacey Annie Carroll: no
- Mike A. Cherry: yes
- Nadarius E. Clark: no
- Laura Jane Cohen: no
- Joshua G. Cole: no
- Nicole Cole: no
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: no
- Mitchell Cornett: yes
- Rae Cousins: no
- Will Davis: yes
- Karrie K. Delaney: no
- Lindsey Dougherty: no
- Mark C. Downey: no
- Michael B. Feggans: no
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
- Lily V. Franklin: no
- Margaret A. Franklin: not voting
- Debra D. Gardner: no
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: yes
- Jackie H. Glass: no
- Timothy P. Griffin: yes
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: no
- Karen Hamilton: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: no
- Dan I. Helmer: no
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: no
- Phil M. Hernandez: no
- Charniele L. Herring: no
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Patrick A. Hope: no
- Hillary Pugh Kent: yes
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: no
- Terry G. Kilgore: yes
- Barry D. Knight: not voting
- Paul E. Krizek: no
- Amy J. Laufer: no
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich: yes
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: no
- Alfonso H. Lopez: no
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: no
- Marty Martinez: no
- John Chilton McAuliff: no
- Adele Y. McClure: no
- Garrett McGuire: no
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
- Joseph P. McNamara: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: no
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: no
- James W. Morefield: yes
- May Nivar: no
- Delores Oates: yes
- Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
- Justin Pence: yes
- Eric Phillips: yes
- Kimberly Pope Adams: no
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: no
- Sam Rasoul: no
- Atoosa R. Reaser: no
- David A. Reid: no
- Chris S. Runion: yes
- Charlie Schmidt: no
- Don Scott: no
- Phillip A. Scott: yes
- Holly M. Seibold: no
- Briana D. Sewell: no
- Irene Shin: no
- Marcus B. Simon: no
- Shelly A. Simonds: no
- JJ Singh: no
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: no
- Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: no
- Virgil Thornton: no
- Luke E. Torian: no
- Kathy K.L. Tran: no
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
- Wendell S. Walker: no
- Jeion A. Ward: no
- R. Lee Ware: yes
- Vivian E. Watts: no
- Michael J. Webert: no
- Madison Whittle: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: no
- Wren M. Williams: yes
- Tony O. Wilt: yes
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Eric R. Zehr: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB682

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