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

General Laws Substitute → Chaptered · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill converts a House substitute version of SB 1282 into its final chaptered form, making it official law. The substantive policy content of the Fire Programs Fund remains unchanged, with no modifications to funding amounts, assessment rates, eligibility criteria, or reporting requirements. The primary changes are formatting and structural updates to reflect the bill's passage through the legislative process.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; this is a procedural conversion from draft to enacted law.

TECHNICAL

Removed House substitute metadata (session info, bill number, committee details) and added chaptered law formatting (Chapter 69, approval date, official act language).

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to match official legislative formatting standards for enacted statutes.

FISCAL

All funding provisions, assessment rates, and allocation percentages remain identical to the original House substitute version.

REQUIREMENT

Reporting requirements for localities and NERIS data sharing remain unchanged.

TIMELINE

Effective date of July 1, 2026 remains the same.

General Laws Subcommittee Substitute → General Laws Substitute · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was reformatted and reorganized with significant whitespace changes and a new header indicating 'HOUSE SUBSTITUTE' instead of 'General Laws Subcommittee Substitute'. The substantive legislative content regarding the Fire Programs Fund, assessment rates, fund allocations, and eligibility requirements appears unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'General Laws Subcommittee Substitute' to 'HOUSE SUBSTITUTE' with updated date from 2/07/2025 to 2/11/25

Significant whitespace and formatting changes throughout the document, including line breaks and spacing adjustments

Added bill tracking number 25106894 and page number SB1282H1 in the new version

Removed original session header and date formatting from the top of the document

Added new header section with 'HOUSE SUBSTITUTE' designation and multiple blank lines for formatting

Enrolled → General Laws Subcommittee Substitute · 7 edits

MODERATE

This bill transitioned from an Enrolled version to a General Laws Subcommittee Substitute version, primarily adding formatting headers and metadata while retaining the same substantive policy content regarding the Fire Programs Fund. The core provisions for insurance assessments, fund allocation to localities, and emergency incident reporting requirements remain unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added Senate Bill header information including bill number, amendment type, committee information, and patron details

Added draft status and date offered for consideration (2/07/2025) with page number formatting

Changed document status from 'Enrolled' to 'Offered for Consideration' indicating the bill is in committee review rather than finalized

Removed Enrolled Act header information including 'Virginia Acts of Assembly' and chapter designation

FISCAL

Fire Programs Fund establishment and insurance assessment provisions remain identical

REQUIREMENT

Emergency incident reporting through NERIS requirements for receiving localities remain identical

ELIGIBILITY

Allocation amounts ($10,000 for counties/cities, $4,000 for towns) and eligibility criteria remain identical

Introduced → Enrolled · 1 edit · Mar 18, 2025

MINOR

This bill was advanced from introduction to enrolled status, meaning it has been approved by both legislative chambers and is ready for the governor's signature. The substantive policy content of the Fire Programs Fund remains unchanged, though the bill text was reformatted with additional spacing and formatting consistent with enrolled legislation standards.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the bill text was reformatted for enrolled publication.

TECHNICAL

The bill was reformatted with additional spacing, line breaks, and formatting consistent with enrolled legislation publication standards, but the substantive policy language remains identical to the introduced version.

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

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