# Virginia HB1949: Coastal storm risk management; Off. of Commonwealth Resilience to study cost of feasibility study.

Virginia HB1949, Coastal storm risk management; Off. of Commonwealth Resilience to study cost of feasibility study., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Phil M. Hernandez (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-29 (Tabled in Rules (14-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1949-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1949
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Coastal storm risk management; Off. of Commonwealth Resilience to study cost of feasibility study.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-06
- Last action: 2025-01-29, Tabled in Rules (14-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Phil M. Hernandez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (14 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Coastal storm risk management; Office of Commonwealth Resilience to study costs of feasibility studies; report. Directs the Office of Commonwealth Resilience to conduct a study to (i) examine the methodologies and criteria, if any, that other states in the United States use to apportion responsibility between the state and the participating localities for that portion of the cost of coastal storm risk management (CSRM) feasibility studies and plan implementation for which the nonfederal sponsor is responsible and (ii) develop a recommended methodology and associated criteria for apportioning responsibility of the same for CSRM feasibility studies and plan implementation in Virginia. The bill directs the Office of Commonwealth Resilience to complete its work no later than November 30, 2026, and the Chief Resilience Officer of the Commonwealth to submit a report of the findings and recommendations of the study to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2026.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Phil M. Hernandez (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Tabled in Rules | pass | 14 | 0 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2025-01-29: Tabled in Rules (14-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1949) (House)
- 2025-01-06: Referred to Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103673D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014149.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014148.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014149.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014148.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1949-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).