Virginia Public Safety Communications Infrastructure Fund; definitions, created.
Summary
Virginia Public Safety Communications InfrastructureFund and Program established. Establishes the Virginia PublicSafety Communications Infrastructure Fund and Program, to be administeredby the Department of Emergency Management and financially managedby the Virginia Resources Authority, for the purpose of making loansand awarding grants to local governments for the purpose of assistingwith improvement projects relating to public safety radio and communicationsinfrastructure.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Last action Mar 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 9, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Amended
Committee amendments rejected
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Obenshain
RRepublican
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