HB 349 VA

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Department of Emergency Management; emergency services and disaster preparedness programs; inclusion of federally recognized tribes. Requires the Department of Emergency Management to administer certain emergency services in coordination with federally recognized tribes that the Department has entered into a contract or memorandum of understanding with for assistance regarding such emergency services. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on Updating Virginia Law to Reflect Federal Recognition of Virginia Tribes.

• Ellen H. McLaughlin · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101352D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
3. Jan 16, 2026 Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Jan 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB349) · lower
5. Jan 23, 2026 Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 27, 2026 Read first time · lower
7. Jan 28, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
8. Jan 29, 2026 Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
9. Jan 30, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
10. Jan 30, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
11. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) · upper
12. Mar 4, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML