HB 1189 VA

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Department of Emergency Management; state of preparedness; report. Directs the Department of Emergency Management to assess the feasibility and impact of developing a program to prioritize the prevention and mitigation of damage, loss, hardship, or suffering due to the anticipated impacts of an imminent emergency necessitating a gubernatorial declaration of a state of preparedness or an emergency that does not warrant a gubernatorial declaration of a state of emergency. The Department of Emergency Management shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and General Laws and Technology and the House Committee on Appropriations by November 1, 2026.

• Israel D. O'Quinn Republican · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104964D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1189) · lower
4. Feb 10, 2026 Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
5. Feb 12, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Public Safety with substitute (20-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107910D-H1 · lower
8. Feb 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1189) · lower
9. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
16. Feb 24, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
17. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
18. Feb 26, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108558D-S1 · upper
19. Feb 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1189) · lower
20. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
21. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
22. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
28. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
29. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
30. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1189ER) · lower
31. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
32. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
33. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
34. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
35. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1189) · lower
36. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 455 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
37. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0455) · executive

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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
• Public Safety Substitute · PDF
• Public Safety Substitute · HTML
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML