SB 80 — Virginia Fire Personnel and Equipment Grant Program; established, report.
VA 20261 session
Virginia Fire Personnel and Equipment Grant Program established; report. Establishes the Virginia Fire Personnel and Equipment Grant Program (the Program) for the purpose of awarding grants to localities to hire additional firefighters and to improve their firefighting and emergency medical services. The bill specifies that the Department of Fire Programs (the Department) shall administer the Program and two types of grants shall be made from the Program. The first shall provide grants to localities to increase the number of firefighters. Such grants shall be made for up to three years and shall be used by localities for programs to (i) hire new, additional full-time firefighters; (ii) convert part-time or volunteer firefighters to full-time firefighters; or (iii) recruit and retain volunteer firefighters. The second shall award grants to localities for improving firefighting and emergency medical services, including by acquiring firefighting and emergency medical services vehicles and equipment and modifying facilities. For both grants, the bill provides that funds shall not be used to supplant any funds currently provided by the Commonwealth or by the locality and shall be used to increase the total amount of funds available for the provision of firefighting or emergency medical services. The bill requires the Department to submit a report annually, beginning November 1, 2027, to the Governor and the General Assembly containing a list of grants, the amount of each approved grant, information on the performance assessment system that the bill directs the Department to create, an evaluation of each grant based on such system, and any other criteria deemed relevant by the Department.
Latest action: — Continued
Sponsors (9)
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi (R, VA) — sponsor
- Christie New Craig (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Luther Cifers, III (R, VA) — cosponsor
- R. Creigh Deeds (D, VA) — cosponsor
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs (R, VA) — cosponsor
- T. Travis Hackworth (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Emily M. Jordan (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Mark J. Peake (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr. (R, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (5)
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Finance and Appropriations | — | va-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tammy Brankley Mulchi (R, state_upper VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Christie New Craig (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Emily M. Jordan (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | J.D. "Danny" Diggs (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Luther Cifers, III (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Mark J. Peake (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | R. Creigh Deeds (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | T. Travis Hackworth (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Thomas C. Wright, Jr. (R, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Finance and Appropriations · va-leg