VirginiaResilience hub pilot prog.; establishing to assist vulnerable communities during emerg. situation.
What it does
Establishing a resilience hub pilot program to assist vulnerable communities during emergency situations. Directs the Department of Emergency Management to establish a two-year resilience hub pilot program to assist vulnerable communities during emergency situations. The bill defines a "resilience hub" as a simple combination of solar panels and batteries that ensures continuous power to a publicly accessible building when severe weather events or other grid disruptions cause an electrical outage.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 18Left in Committee AppropriationsLatest
- Feb 16Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB472)
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 26106479D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29House subcommittee offered
- Jan 22Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB472)
- Jan 20Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 12Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 12Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105200DIntroduced