Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 635
State of preparedness; feasibility & impact of program to prioritize prevention/mitigation, etc.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Ryan T. McDougle (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE
Department of Emergency Management; state of preparedness; report. Directs the Department of Emergency Management to assess the feasibility and impact of developing a program to prioritize the prevention and mitigation of damage, loss, hardship, or suffering due to the anticipated impacts of an imminent emergency necessitating a gubernatorial declaration of a state of preparedness or an emergency that does not warrant a gubernatorial declaration of a state of emergency. The Department of Emergency Management shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and General Laws and Technology and the House Committee on Appropriations by November 1, 2026.
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 House | Tabled in Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 27, 2026 House | Reported from Public Safety | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 26, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 16, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 16, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 4, 2026 · House
Tabled in Appropriations (17-Y 5-N) - Mar 1, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 1-N) - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Public Safety - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB635) - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB635) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Blank Action - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26108007D-S1 - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB635) - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104966D