WEST virginia legislature

2024 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 5216

By Delegates Sheedy, Mallow, Statler, Stephens, DeVault, E. Pritt, and Willis

[Introduced January 26, 2024; Referred to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then Finance]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §7-1-17, relating to requiring all counties in this state, through their respective county commissions, to establish a fire levy in order to support volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services for those counties.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 1. COUNTY COMMISSIONS GENERALLY.

§7-1-17. Fire levy requirement; effective date.

(a) All county commissions in this state shall establish a fire levy in order to fund volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services in those counties.

(b) This section shall become effective July 1, 2024

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require county commissions to establish fire levies to fund volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services within those counties.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.