HB 169 VA

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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.

• Alex Q. Askew Democratic · primary

1. Jan 6, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102940D · lower
2. Jan 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Appropriations · lower
3. Jan 8, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB169) · lower
4. Jan 15, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety · lower
5. Jan 22, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB169) · lower
6. Feb 4, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
7. Feb 4, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 4, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
9. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
10. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106419D-H1 · lower
11. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB169) · lower
12. Feb 10, 2026 Read first time · lower
13. Feb 11, 2026 Read second time · lower
14. Feb 11, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
15. Feb 11, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
16. Feb 12, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
17. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
18. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
19. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
20. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
21. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
22. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
24. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
25. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
26. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
27. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB169ER) · lower
28. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB169) · lower
29. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
30. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
31. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
32. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
33. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 569 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
34. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0569) · 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
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Transportation & Public Safety Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Transportation & Public Safety Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML