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HOUSE BILL NO. 1399 House Amendments in [ ] -- February 7, 2000 A BILL to provide for fire protection and emergency medical services. ----------
Patrons-- Hamilton, Barlow, Crittenden, Darner, Davis, Diamonstein, Grayson and Tata
---------- Referred to Committee on General Laws ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. Any county, city or town that, as of June 30, 2000, provided fire protection or emergency medical services for its citizens through the utilization of a fire department [ and , emergency medical service personnel or ] fire protection personnel may not thereafter provide fire protection or emergency medical services by utilizing an entity that provides fire protection for the county, city or town for profit under contract or other agreement and that is not a county, city or town, or a department of a county, city or town, or a state or federal agency, unless first approved by a majority of voters at a referendum called for that purpose.