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2026 Session

Budget Amendments - SB30 (Committee Approved)

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Defer Fort Pickett Staffing

Item 463 #1s

Item 463 #1s

First Year - FY2027 Second Year - FY2028
Veterans and Defense Affairs
Department of Military Affairs FY2027 ($481,127) FY2028 ($481,177) GF
FY2027 -4.00 FY2028 -4.00 FTE

Language
Page 530, line 7, strike "$66,109,232" and insert "$65,628,105".
Page 530, line 7, strike "$66,109,282" and insert "$65,628,105".

Page 530, line 20, before "The Department" insert "A."

Page 530, after line 23, insert:
"B. The Department shall submit to the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, no later than November 15, 2026, information to help identify options for ensuring sufficient fire prevention services are provided at Fort Pickett, including: (i) data on the amount of time Fort Pickett firefighters spent in the community responding to mutual aid requests from localities in recent fiscal years; and (ii) the payment structure for entities other than the Virginia National Guard that are tenants of Fort Pickett."



Explanation

(This amendment defers $481,127 GF the first year and $481,177 GF the second year proposed in the introduced budget for four additional firefighter positions at Fort Pickett and directs the Department of Military Affairs to provide information to help identify options for ensuring sufficient fire prevention services at Fort Pickett.)