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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HJ 434: Coastal storm risk management studies; non-federal sponsor contributions by localities.

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HJ 434 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Coastal storm risk management studies; non-federal sponsor contributions by localities. Primary sponsor: Michael Feggans (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2025): Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ434ER).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Study; JLARC; non-federal sponsor contributions by localities to conduct coastal storm risk management studies; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the methodology for determining the monetary contributions by localities or other non-federal sponsors to the total cost of coastal storm risk management studies. The study also directs JLARC to determine whether a separate fund should be established to support and manage cost-share requests from non-federal sponsors for such studies.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michael FeggansPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Phil HernandezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse94

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ434ER)
  2. Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  3. Read third time
  4. Passed by for the day
  5. Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
  6. Rules suspended
  7. Reported from Rules (Voice Vote)
  8. Referred to Committee on Rules
  9. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  10. Agreed to by House (69-Y 27-N)
  11. Printed as engrossed 25103183D-E
  12. Engrossed by House as amended HJ434E

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source