Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 1385: Emergency management and state health regions, etc.; study of makeup and composition.
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Plain-language summary
SB 1385 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Emergency management and state health regions, etc.; study of makeup and composition. Primary sponsor: Barbara Favola (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 17, 2025): Tabled in Rules (18-Y 0-N).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Department of Emergency Management and the Department of Health to study the makeup and composition of the emergency management regions, state health regions, and local health districts; report. Directs the Department of Emergency Management and the Department of Health to study the makeup and composition of the seven emergency management regions, the five Virginia health regions, and the 35 local health districts to determine the feasibility of mutually beneficial alignment of such regions and districts. The bill directs the Departments to complete their work and report findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than November 30, 2025. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee to Study Pandemic Response and Preparedness in the Commonwealth.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Favola | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 40 |
| Ghazala F. Hashmi | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| David Suetterlein | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 4 |
| Scott Surovell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 34 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Tabled in Rules (18-Y 0-N)
- Referred to Committee on Rules
- Read first time
- Placed on Calendar
- Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- Engrossed by Senate
- Read second time
- Passed by for the day
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 1-N)
- Rules suspended
- Reported from Rules (11-Y 0-N)
- Referred to Committee on Rules
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