SB 197 VA

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Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund; loan and grant program; deferment of interest accrual and repayment obligations. Provides that for funds disbursed to localities, federally recognized tribes, and Virginia recognized tribes primarily for the purpose of implementing flood prevention and protection projects and studies in areas that are subject to recurrent flooding, interest on loans shall not accrue and repayment obligations shall not come into effect for loans or grants until completion of the project or study for which such funds are disbursed. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee on Recurrent Flooding.

• Angelia Williams Graves Democratic · primary

1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102394D · upper
2. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
3. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB197) · upper
4. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage · upper
5. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
7. Feb 11, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
8. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
9. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · upper
11. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
13. Feb 18, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
14. Feb 18, 2026 Read first time · lower
15. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Appropriations · lower
16. Feb 18, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
17. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
18. Feb 27, 2026 Read second time · lower
19. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · lower
20. Mar 2, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
21. Mar 2, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
22. Mar 2, 2026 Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
23. Mar 5, 2026 Enrolled · upper
24. Mar 5, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB197ER) · upper
25. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB197) · upper
26. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 12, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by Senate · 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.

• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML