HB 347 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

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 Chaptered · 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

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 20, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
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

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