HB169Introduced in the House of Delegates
Emergency management; work group to evaluate existing needs in the Commonwealth, report.
Introduced by Alex Askew, District 95
What does this bill do?
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0569)
April 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 4, 2026
40
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | Yes |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | Yes |
| Chris Head | 3 | Yes |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | Yes |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | Yes |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | Yes |
| William Stanley | 7 | Yes |
| Mark Peake | 8 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102940D
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB169)
Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB169)
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee offered
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26106419D-H1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB169)
Read first time
Read second time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Read third time
Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB169ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB169)
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 569 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0569)
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