# Virginia SB98: Emergency management; work group to evaluate existing needs in the Commonwealth, report.

Virginia SB98, Emergency management; work group to evaluate existing needs in the Commonwealth, report., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by William M. Stanley, Jr. (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0570)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB98
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Emergency management; work group to evaluate existing needs in the Commonwealth, report.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-31
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0570)
- Sponsor: William M. Stanley, Jr. (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 9 (265 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 HB 169.

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Passed House | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0570) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 570 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB98) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB98ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-26: Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-26: Read third time (House)
- 2026-02-25: Passed by for the day (House)
- 2026-02-24: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-18: Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety (House)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2026-02-18: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-18: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB98) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Committee substitute printed 26107045D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB98) (Senate)
- 2025-12-31: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2025-12-31: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100061D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218764.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218763.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184730.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184729.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127973.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127972.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127354.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127353.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-12-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082847.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082846.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/1218764.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218763.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184730.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184729.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127973.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127972.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127354.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127353.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082847.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082846.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-SB98-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).