HB 1992 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Emergency Management; Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security et al., to evaluate needs.

Summary

Department of Public Safety and Homeland Security; work group; report. Directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to establish a work group to study existing emergency management needs and analyze sustainability of current funding, among other things, and to report the work group's findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology on or before October 1, 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Jan 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Appropriations Substitute · 7 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from an original introduction to a House Appropriations substitute version that significantly narrows its scope. The original version established a new grant program for political subdivisions to fund emergency management positions and operations, while the substitute version removes all grant program provisions and focuses solely on directing the Secretary to create a work group to study emergency management funding needs.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from creating an active grant program with funding mechanisms to a study-only measure that directs officials to evaluate existing needs and recommend future funding approaches.

FISCAL

Removed the entire grant program section that would have provided funding to political subdivisions for hiring emergency management professionals and purchasing equipment.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement for political subdivisions to provide a 50 percent local or federal match for any grants.

Removed the annual reporting requirement for grant recipients and the Department regarding funded projects and positions created.

DEFINITION

Removed definitions for 'Department', 'Emergency management professional', 'Fund', 'Program', and 'Political subdivision' that were needed to administer the grant program.

TIMELINE

Changed the bill's focus from immediate grant implementation to a study deadline of October 1, 2025, for submitting findings and recommendations.

SCOPE

Added the Virginia Association of Counties and Virginia Municipal League as required work group members to ensure local government representation in the study.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed eligibility criteria for political subdivisions to receive grants, as the grant program was entirely eliminated.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 30, 2025

How they voted

96–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 100

Jan 30, 2025

D Democratic51

50 Yea 1

98% Yea

R Republican49

46 Yea 3

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Committee

Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety

lower

Jan 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors