Emergency Management Equity Working Group; established.
Summary
State Coordinator of Emergency Management; establishmentof Emergency Management Equity Working Group. Provides for theState Coordinator of Emergency Management to establish an EmergencyManagement Equity Working Group to ensure that emergency management programs and plans provide support to at-risk individuals and populations disproportionately impacted by disasters.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed Mar 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 26, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 26, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 30, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 455 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House (82-Y 17-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (19-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102794D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lionell Spruill
DDemocratic
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