HB 472 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Resilience hub pilot prog.; establishing to assist vulnerable communities during emerg. situation.

Summary

Establishing a resilience hub pilot program to assist vulnerable communities during emergency situations. Directs the Department of Emergency Management to establish a two-year resilience hub pilot program to assist vulnerable communities during emergency situations. The bill defines a "resilience hub" as a simple combination of solar panels and batteries that ensures continuous power to a publicly accessible building when severe weather events or other grid disruptions cause an electrical outage.

Issues: ✓ Energy ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Feb 18, 2026

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Public Safety Substitute → Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute · 2 edits

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The document changed from a standard legislative bill format to a formatted House Substitute version with updated page numbering and layout. The substantive policy content of HB 472 regarding the resilience hub pilot program remains unchanged, with no modifications to the program's scope, eligibility criteria, funding mechanisms, or definitions.

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Formatting and layout changes including page number reorganization, header updates from 'Public Safety Substitute' to 'House Substitute', and addition of bill tracking number 26106479D

Date format changed from '1/29/2026' to '1/29/26 10:49' in the footer section

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Committee

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Left in Committee Appropriations

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Committee

Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor