VirginiaEmerg. management; Secretary of Public Safety & Homeland Sec. shall convene work group to evaluate.
What it does
Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security; evaluation of emergency management needs in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to establish a work group to evaluate existing emergency management needs, analyze sustainability of current funding of such needs, and review alternative funding models for such needs in other states, and to report the work group's findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and General Laws and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and General Laws and Technology on or before October 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 98.
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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
- Apr 13Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0569)Latest
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 569 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 14Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 14Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026Minor
- Mar 12Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 11Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB169)
- Mar 11Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB169ER)Major
- Mar 11EnrolledMinor
- Mar 4Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Read third timeMinor
- Mar 3Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 3Rules suspended
- Mar 3Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 18Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 12Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 11committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 11Read second timeMinor
- Feb 10Read first timeMinor
- Feb 9Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB169)
- Feb 6Committee substitute printed 26106419D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 4House subcommittee offered
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 4House subcommittee offered
- Jan 22Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB169)
- Jan 15Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 8Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB169)
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102940DIntroduced