# Virginia SB768: Commonwealth Flood Prevention Match Assistance Fund and Program; established, report.

Virginia SB768, Commonwealth Flood Prevention Match Assistance Fund and Program; established, report., is a 2027 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mamie E. Locke (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB768-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB768
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Commonwealth Flood Prevention Match Assistance Fund and Program; established, report.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Mamie E. Locke (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Commonwealth Flood Prevention Match Assistance Fund and Program; established. Establishes the Commonwealth Flood Prevention Match Assistance Fund and Program for the purpose of supporting local governments with grants to finance the cost share required of a local government for storm and flood risk management projects, as such terms are defined in the bill. The bill also requires an annual audit and an annual report to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committees on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and Finance and Appropriations.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mamie E. Locke (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Senate committee amendments offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB768) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Presented and ordered printed 26104359D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20271/SB768)
- Introduced, 2026-01-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231481.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231480.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20271/SB768)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231481.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231480.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB768-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).