SB 98 VA
Emergency management; work group to evaluate existing needs in the Commonwealth, report.
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Summary
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 HB 169.
Sponsor (1)
- William M. Stanley, Jr. Republican · primary
3 coauthors / cosponsors
- Luther Cifers, III Republican · cosponsor
- Ryan T. McDougle Republican · cosponsor
- Todd E. Pillion Republican · cosponsor
Action history (35)
- Dec 31, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100061D · upper
- Dec 31, 2025 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
- Jan 22, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB98) · upper
- Feb 4, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
- Feb 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
- Feb 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107045D-S1 · upper
- Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB98) · upper
- Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
- Feb 12, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 12, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 18, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
- Feb 18, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Appropriations · lower
- Feb 18, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety · lower
- Feb 20, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 24, 2026 Read second time · lower
- Feb 25, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
- Feb 26, 2026 Read third time · lower
- Feb 26, 2026 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
- Mar 2, 2026 Enrolled · upper
- Mar 2, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB98ER) · upper
- Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB98) · upper
- Mar 2, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
- Mar 2, 2026 Signed by President · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
- Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 570 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
- Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0570) · executive
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