HB 349 Virginia House of Delegates · 2027 Regular Session

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

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.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Jan 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Jul 21, 2026

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House of Delegates by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 16, 2026

Committee

Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

lower

0 primary · 4 co-sponsors