Mandating certification for certain members of fire departments, require certain types of training, allow specialized personnel who are not firefighters to be members of a department, and require the postings of fire department evaluations
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Feb 19, 2021
Signed Apr 6, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Apr 6, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/5/21 - House Journal
lower
Apr 5, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/5/21
lower
Apr 5, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/5/21 - Senate Journal
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 185)
upper
Mar 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Committee
To Government Organization
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 92)
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
To House Government Organization
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
With amendment, do pass, but first to Government Organization
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
To House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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