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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1282: Fire Programs Fund; aid to localities, requirement for emergency incidents reporting.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1282 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Fire Programs Fund; aid to localities, requirement for emergency incidents reporting. Primary sponsor: Tara Durant (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 18, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0069).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Fire Programs Fund; aid to localities; requirement for emergency incidents reporting. Requires that, in order to remain eligible for funding from the Fire Programs Fund, a locality must report all emergency incidents through the National Emergency Response Information System while sharing such emergency incident data with the Department of Fire Programs. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. This bill is identical to HB 2065.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tara DurantPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate27

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0069)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 69 (Effective 07/01/26)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1282)
  6. Signed by President
  7. Signed by Speaker
  8. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1282ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. House substitute agreed to by Senate
  11. Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N)
  12. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

Showing 12 most recent of 31 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source