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House Bill 4404

	Legislative Session: 2026(RS)
LAST ACTION:	Effective from passage - (March 12, 2026)
SUMMARY:	Increase the allowance for volunteer and part-volunteer fire companies and allowing fire departments to make an expenditure for educational and training supplies and fire prevention promotional materials
LEAD SPONSOR:	Heckert
SPONSORS:	Hillenbrand, Amos, Foggin, Fehrenbacher, Sheedy, Howell, G., Hott
BILL TEXT: Bill Definitions	Enrolled Version - html \| pdf \| docx Engrossed Version - html \| pdf \| docx Introduced Version - html \| pdf \| docx
CODE AFFECTED:	§8–15–8B (Amended Code)
ROLL CALL VOTES:	House - Passed House (Roll No. 160) House - Effective from passage (Roll No. 161) Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 478) Senate - Effective from passage (Roll No. 479)
SUBJECT(S):	Municipalities Public Safety

ACTIONS:

Chamber	Description	Date	Journal Page
Effective from passage - (March 12, 2026)
H	Chapter 290, Acts, Regular Session, 2026	06/29/26
H	Approved by Governor 4/1/2026	04/01/26
H	Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal	03/14/26
S	Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal	03/14/26	394
H	To Governor 3/18/2026	03/18/26
S	To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal	03/14/26	363
H	House received Senate message	03/13/26
S	Completed legislative action	03/12/26
S	Communicated to House	03/12/26	8
S	Effective from passage (Roll No. 479)	03/12/26	8
S	Passed Senate (Roll No. 478)	03/12/26	8
S	Read 3rd time	03/12/26	8
S	On 3rd reading	03/12/26
S	Read 2nd time	03/11/26	39
S	On 2nd reading	03/11/26
S	Read 1st time	03/10/26	106
S	Immediate consideration	03/10/26	106
S	Reported do pass	03/10/26	105
S	To Finance	03/04/26	35
S	Reported do pass, but first to Finance	03/04/26	35
S	To Government Organization	02/24/26	3
S	To Government Organization then Finance	02/24/26
S	Introduced in Senate	02/24/26	3
H	Communicated to Senate	02/23/26
H	Effective from passage (Roll No. 161)	02/23/26
H	Passed House (Roll No. 160)	02/23/26
H	Read 3rd time	02/23/26
H	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar	02/23/26
H	Read 2nd time	02/20/26
H	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar	02/20/26
H	Read 1st time	02/19/26
H	On 1st reading, Special Calendar	02/19/26
H	Do pass	02/18/26
H	To House Finance	01/16/26
H	Introduced in House	01/16/26
H	To Finance	01/16/26
H	Filed for introduction	01/16/26