Military and emergency laws; local emergency management plans.
Summary
Military and emergency laws; local emergency management plans. Changes from every four years to every five years the frequency with which every local and interjurisdictional agency has to review and update its emergency operations plan.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 12, 2026
Signed Apr 6, 2026
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What changed between versions
Enrolled
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Chaptered
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 116 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text of the emergency management law remains identical to the previous version, with no changes to duties, timelines, or requirements. The only modifications are formatting adjustments, such as adding the official chapter number and approval date, and correcting a minor spacing error in the text.
TECHNICAL
Added the official chapter number (Chapter 116) and the specific approval date (April 6, 2026) to the header, which were missing in the enrolled version.
Corrected a spacing error in Section E where 'four five years' was changed to 'four five years' (likely a typo fix in the final formatting).
Adjusted line breaks and indentation throughout the document to match the standard format of the Virginia Code.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2026 · House of Delegates Jan 29, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 20, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 116 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB347ER)
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (11-Y 1-N 2-A)
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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