Emergency Services and Disaster Law; local and interjurisdictional emergency operations plans.
Summary
Emergency Services and Disaster Law; local andinterjurisdictional emergency operations plans. Requires localand interjurisdictional agencies to include provisions in their emergency operations plans to ensure that such plans are applied equitablyand that the needs of minority and vulnerable communities are metduring emergencies.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Feb 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Feb 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 20, 2021
How they voted
30–3
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 15, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Feb 25, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 27 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (87-Y 11-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (20-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102351D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Q. Askew
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Kathleen Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Mark H. Levine
DDemocratic
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