VA HB 986
Status unknownFire Programs Fund; allocation, Virginia At Risk Fire Grant Program established.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 986 pass?
The current status of VA HB 986 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Labor and Commerce
What is VA HB 986 about?
Insurance; Fire Programs Fund; purposes; Virginia At Risk Fire Grant Program established. Increases the assessment on certain insurance companies from one percent to 1.5 percent. The bill provides that the portion of the Fire Programs Fund allocated to localities may be used for the additional purposes of (i) constructing, improving, or expanding fire station facilities; (ii) providing mental health resources for fire personnel; or (iii) hiring additional fire personnel and funding recruitment and retention programs. The bill also prohibits such funds from being used, except as provided, for the purposes of investments, operating expenses, debt repayment, taxes, or fees. The bill also establishes the Virginia At Risk Fire Grant Program, to be funded by 0.25 percent of the assessments on insurance companies, for the purposes of providing assistance to localities with fire departments that are determined to be most at risk of being unable to provide fire suppression or rescue activities or maintain compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
Who sponsors VA HB 986?
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. is the primary sponsor of VA HB 986.
Description
Insurance; Fire Programs Fund; purposes; Virginia At Risk Fire Grant Program established. Increases the assessment on certain insurance companies from one percent to 1.5 percent. The bill provides that the portion of the Fire Programs Fund allocated to localities may be used for the additional purposes of (i) constructing, improving, or expanding fire station facilities; (ii) providing mental health resources for fire personnel; or (iii) hiring additional fire personnel and funding recruitment and retention programs. The bill also prohibits such funds from being used, except as provided, for the purposes of investments, operating expenses, debt repayment, taxes, or fees. The bill also establishes the Virginia At Risk Fire Grant Program, to be funded by 0.25 percent of the assessments on insurance companies, for the purposes of providing assistance to localities with fire departments that are determined to be most at risk of being unable to provide fire suppression or rescue activities or maintain compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-02-18 — Left in Labor and Commerce
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.primary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-13
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104255D
filing,introduction
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee
2026-01-22
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB986)
2026-01-27
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 3-N)
2026-02-18
Left in Labor and Commerce
Versions
Documents
Votes
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
2026-01-27 · pass · 6-3
Member-level votes (9)
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Rae Cousins: yes
- JJ Singh: yes
- Terry G. Kilgore: no
- Israel D. O'Quinn: no
- Jason S. Ballard: no
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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