# Virginia HB169: Emergency management; work group to evaluate existing needs in the Commonwealth, report.

Virginia HB169, Emergency management; work group to evaluate existing needs in the Commonwealth, report., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alex Q. Askew (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0569)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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- As of: 2026-10-12
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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB169
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Emergency management; work group to evaluate existing needs in the Commonwealth, report.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0569)
- Sponsor: Alex Q. Askew (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (235 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security; evaluation of emergency management needs in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to establish a work group to evaluate existing emergency management needs, analyze sustainability of current funding of such needs, and review alternative funding models for such needs in other states, and to report the work group's findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and General Laws and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and General Laws and Technology on or before October 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 98.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alex Q. Askew (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0569) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 569 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB169) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB169ER) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-11: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-11: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-11: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-10: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB169) (House)
- 2026-02-06: Committee substitute printed 26106419D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-06: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-04: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-04: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-04: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-22: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB169) (House)
- 2026-01-15: Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety (House)
- 2026-01-08: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB169) (House)
- 2026-01-06: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2026-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102940D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218760.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218759.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199728.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199727.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133557.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133556.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127254.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127258.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127253.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127257.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082701.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082700.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218760.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218759.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199728.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199727.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133557.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133556.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127254.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127258.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127253.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127257.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082701.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082700.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB169-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).