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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 635: State of preparedness; feasibility & impact of program to prioritize prevention/mitigation, etc.

Passed one chamber 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

SB 635 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: State of preparedness; feasibility & impact of program to prioritize prevention/mitigation, etc. Primary sponsor: Ryan McDougle (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 4, 2026): Tabled in Appropriations (17-Y 5-N).

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.

Department of Emergency Management; state of preparedness; report. Directs the Department of Emergency Management to assess the feasibility and impact of developing a program to prioritize the prevention and mitigation of damage, loss, hardship, or suffering due to the anticipated impacts of an imminent emergency necessitating a gubernatorial declaration of a state of preparedness or an emergency that does not warrant a gubernatorial declaration of a state of emergency. The Department of Emergency Management shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and General Laws and Technology and the House Committee on Appropriations by November 1, 2026.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ryan McDouglePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate26

“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. Tabled in Appropriations (17-Y 5-N)
  2. Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
  3. Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
  4. Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 1-N)
  5. Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
  6. Referred to Committee on Public Safety
  7. Read first time
  8. Placed on Calendar
  9. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB635)
  10. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB635)
  11. Blank Action
  12. Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

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