# Virginia SB1246: Va. Emergency Management Preparedness and Capabilities Grant Program and Fund; established, report.

Virginia SB1246, Va. Emergency Management Preparedness and Capabilities Grant Program and Fund; established, report., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by William M. Stanley, Jr. (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-05 (Left in Finance and Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1246-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1246
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Va. Emergency Management Preparedness and Capabilities Grant Program and Fund; established, report.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-05, Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Sponsor: William M. Stanley, Jr. (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (15 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia Emergency Management Preparedness and Capabilities Grant Program and Fund established; work group; report. Establishes the Virginia Emergency Management Preparedness and Capabilities Grant Program and Fund for the purpose of awarding grants to political subdivisions to assist with the cost of emergency management and preparedness. The bill states that the Program will be administered by the Department of Emergency Management, which shall establish guidelines for (i) the administration of the Program and (ii) awarding grants to political subdivisions from the Fund. A political subdivision awarded a grant must use such funds for certain purposes to advance the emergency preparedness of such subdivision, and must provide a 50 percent match of local or federal funds for the award. The bill requires the Department, beginning on or before December 1, 2025, and each year thereafter, to submit a report to the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, the Governor, and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Public Safety and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations summarizing the activities of the Program. The bill 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: William M. Stanley, Jr. (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-05: Left in Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1246) (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102953D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018503.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018502.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
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018503.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018502.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-SB1246-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).