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2024 Session

Budget Bill - HB30 (Enrolled)

Department of Fire Programs

Item 407

Item 407

First Year - FY2025Second Year - FY2026
Regulation of Structure Safety (56200)$3,923,932$3,923,932
State Fire Prevention Code Administration (56203)FY2025 $3,923,932FY2026 $3,923,932
Fund Sources:  
GeneralFY2025 $3,363,810FY2026 $3,363,810
SpecialFY2025 $560,122FY2026 $560,122

Authority:  §§ 9.1-201, 9.1-206, and 27-94 through 27-99, Code of Virginia.


A. The State Fire Marshal may charge no fee for any permits or inspections of any school, whether it be public or private.


B. The State Fire Marshal shall submit a report to the Chairs of the House Appropriations and the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, no later than November 1, 2024, that assesses options for increasing fees for fire inspections, other than complaint-based inspections, to align with the actual cost of providing the inspection service. The assessment shall include an analysis of inspection workload, costs incurred, and fees collected organized by categories that are based on the type of organizations and activities being inspected.