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WV HB4783

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/23/2026

Primary Sponsor

Adam Burkhammer

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends West Virginia's fire and casualty insurance premium tax allocation to provide equal shares of funds to all fire departments, not just volunteer and part-volunteer departments
  • Removes the distinction between volunteer, part-volunteer, and full-time paid fire departments for purposes of distributing Fire Protection Fund revenues
  • Eliminates provisions that reduced funding shares for departments based on the ratio of full-time paid firefighters to total department members
  • Strikes language directing premium tax revenues to municipal police and firefighter pension funds, the Teachers Retirement System Reserve Fund, and the Municipal Pensions Security Fund
  • Redirects the 1% premium tax on fire and casualty insurance policies entirely to the Fire Protection Fund for distribution to fire companies and departments

Legislative Description

Providing equal share of funds from the fire and casualty premium tax to all departments

Insurance

Last Action

To House Judiciary

1/23/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/23/2026

Full Bill Text

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