Relating to fire fighter training and certification

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
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   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2026
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to fire fighter training and certification. The bill directs the department of public safety to revise the rules relating to fire fighter training and certification by January 1, 2027, to provide that a person who committed any crime as an adult that resulted in the requirement that the person be listed on a sex offender registry, and the person is currently a registered sex offender, shall not be certified as a fire fighter, and shall not serve as a noncertified fire fighter or volunteer fire fighter.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named January 14, 2026. On February 10, 2026 it recommended amendment and passage.

• Sen. Cherielynn Westrich REmail
• Sen. Dawn Driscoll REmail
• Sen. Thomas Townsend DEmail

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Similar bills

• HF 265 Relating to fire fighter training and certification
  91st General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 793
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Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.