Emergency services and disaster preparedness programs; inclusion of federally recognized tribes.

Voted 7/21/2026View source

Summary

Department of Emergency Management; emergency services and disaster preparedness programs; inclusion of federally recognized tribes. Requires the Department of Emergency Management to administer certain emergency services in coordination with federally recognized tribes that the Department has entered into a contract or memorandum of understanding with for assistance regarding such emergency services. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on Updating Virginia Law to Reflect Federal Recognition of Virginia Tribes.

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Docket history

Action history

7/21/2026Continued from last session
3/4/2026Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2/18/2026Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
1/30/2026Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
1/30/2026Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
1/29/2026Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
1/28/2026Read second time and engrossed
1/27/2026Read first time
1/23/2026Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)
1/16/2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB349)