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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.
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last Action
Mar 4, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Tabled in Appropriations (17-Y 5-N)
Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 1-N)
Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB635)
Rules suspended
Read second time
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Blank Action
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
Committee substitute printed 26108007D-S1
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB635)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104966D
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Tabled in Appropriations (17-Y 5-N)
Ryan T. McDougle