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WEST virginia legislature
2026 regular session
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Introduced
Senate Bill 1052
By Senator Phillips
[Introduced February 21, 2026; referred
to the Committee on Government Organization; and then to the Committee on Finance]
A BILL
to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new a
section, designated §7-1-17, relating to requiring county commissions to approve or disapprove any purchase made with county fire levy moneys by any volunteer fire department in excess of $10,000; and requiring volunteer fire departments to submit all purchases in excess of $10,000 to county commission for approval.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
CHAPTER 7. COUNTY COMMISSIONS AND OFFICERS.
ARTICLE 1. COUNTY COMMISSIONS AND OFFICERS
§7-1-17. Approval of volunteer fire department purchases using fire fee levy monies.
A county commission shall, effective July 1, 2026, allow or disallow, at its discretion, any use of fire fee levy monies by volunteer fire departments for purchases in excess of $10,000:
Provided,
That all purchases in excess of $10,000 by volunteer fire departments using monies provided by a county fire board from a fire fee levy must submit such purchase to the county fire board for approval before effecting purchase.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require county commissions to approve all purchases made by volunteer fire departments over $10,000 and made with county fire fee levy money.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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