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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 98: Emergency management; work group to evaluate existing needs in the Commonwealth, report.

Enacted 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 98 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on December 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Emergency management; work group to evaluate existing needs in the Commonwealth, report. Primary sponsor: Bill Stanley (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 13, 2026): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0570).

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Official summary

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

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill StanleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Luther CifersCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Ryan McDougleCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Todd PillionCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6

“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. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0570)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 570 (effective 7/1/2026)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB98)
  8. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB98ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
  11. Read third time
  12. Passed by for the day

Showing 12 most recent of 35 actions. Full history

Sources

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