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
37–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jan 27, 2025
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
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
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Favola
DDemocratic
Co
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
Co
Ghazala Hashmi
DDemocratic
Co
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
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