State of preparedness; feasibility & impact of program to prioritize prevention/mitigation, etc.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to direct 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...” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
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 Emergen
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 455 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Israel D. O'QuinnRae CousinsMarcia S. "Cia" PriceVirgil ThorntonKathy K.L. Tran
Recorded votes
Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 98, X 1
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 14, X 1
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 15
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 97, X 3
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (20-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 20, X 2
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 7
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 455.