Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1049: Firefighters and emergency medical services personnel; recruitment and professional development.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1049 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 10, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Firefighters and emergency medical services personnel; recruitment and professional development. Primary sponsor: Amanda E. Batten. Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Rules.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security; work group to study recruitment and professional development of firefighters and emergency medical services personnel; report. Requires the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, to convene a work group to (i) study the recruitment and professional development of firefighters and emergency medical services personnel, (ii) make recommendations to ensure the uniformity of training for firefighters and emergency medical services personnel, and (iii) examine whether the state regulation of firefighters and emergency medical services personnel should be consolidated under a single secretariat and if a new secretariat should be created to oversee such regulation. The bill requires the work group to submit a report to the relevant General Assembly committees by November 1, 2024.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda E. Batten | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Rules
- Continued to 2025 with amendment(s) in Rules (Voice Vote)
- Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 with amendment(s) (Voice Vote)
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee
- Impact statement from DPB (HB1049)
- Referred to Committee on Rules
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103655D