# Virginia HB1992: Emergency Management; Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security et al., to evaluate needs.

Virginia HB1992, Emergency Management; Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security et al., to evaluate needs., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alex Q. Askew (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-12 (Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1992
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Emergency Management; Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security et al., to evaluate needs.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-02-12, Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Alex Q. Askew (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (156 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Department of Public Safety and Homeland Security; work group; report. Directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to establish a work group to study existing emergency management needs and analyze sustainability of current funding, among other things, and to report the work group's findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology on or before October 1, 2025.

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-24 | House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-02-12: Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-29: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2025-01-29: Appropriations Substitute agreed to (House)
- 2025-01-29: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2025-01-28: Read first time (House)
- 2025-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1992) (House)
- 2025-01-24: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-24: Committee substitute printed 25105568D-H1 (House)
- 2025-01-22: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1992) (House)
- 2025-01-13: Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety (House)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102073D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026236.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026235.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014346.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014345.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026236.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026235.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014346.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014345.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)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1992-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).