SB 1385 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Emergency management and state health regions, etc.; study of makeup and composition.

Summary
Department of Emergency Management and the Department of Health to study the makeup and composition of the emergency management regions, state health regions, and local health districts; report. Directs the Department of Emergency Management and the Department of Health to study the makeup and composition of the seven emergency management regions, the five Virginia health regions, and the 35 local health districts to determine the feasibility of mutually beneficial alignment of such regions and districts. The bill directs the Departments to complete their work and report findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than November 30, 2025. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee to Study Pandemic Response and Preparedness in the Commonwealth.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Feb 17, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2025

How they voted

371
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jan 27, 2025
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 1 Nay 1
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rules (11-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors