Relating to the powers and duties of the director of the Division of Administrative Services
HB 5067 clarifies the Division of Administrative Services' role in managing federal grants for law enforcement. It allows the Director to directly partner with law enforcement agencies (like the State Police) to apply for and administer federal grants restricted to such agencies. The bill also removes a previous requirement for the Deputy Secretary to hear certain appeals, instead directing the Office of Administrative Hearings to handle appeals from the Governor’s Committee on Crime subcommittees. This affects how state agencies coordinate federal grant funding and process appeals related to law enforcement certification decisions. The changes streamline grant administration but do not create new law enforcement powers.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 3, 2026
Signed Jun 25, 2026
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What changed between versions
Committee Substitute
→
Engrossed Committee Substitute
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3 edits
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Mar 10, 2026
MINOR
The bill updates the legislative record to reflect its current status as an Engrossed Committee Substitute rather than a Committee Substitute. It clarifies that the Division of Administrative Services can directly enter agreements with federal law enforcement agencies to manage specific grants, while simultaneously removing the authority for the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security to hear certain appeals.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to allow the Division of Administrative Services to directly administer federal grants previously restricted to law enforcement agencies, and the scope of appellate jurisdiction was altered by removing the Deputy Secretary's role in hearing appeals.
FISCAL
Authorized the Division of Administrative Services to enter agreements with federal law enforcement agencies to facilitate grant applications and administration.
ENFORCEMENT
Repealed the provision allowing the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to hear certain appeals.
TECHNICAL
Updated the news release header and version history to reflect the bill's progression to the Engrossed Committee Substitute stage.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 26, 2026
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 10, 2026
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican31
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Mar 19, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/19/2026
lower
Mar 14, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/19/2026 - House Journal
lower
Mar 14, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/19/2026 - Senate Journal
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 411)
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 206)
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
To House Legal Services
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
To House Legal Services
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
J.B. Akers
RRepublican
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