HB1189
State of preparedness; feasibility & impact of program to prioritize prevention/mitigation, etc.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 11, 2026
House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Israel O'Quinn (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Emergency Services and Disaster Law; declaration of a state of preparedness.
Authorizes the Governor to declare a state of preparedness, defined in the bill, when, in his opinion, the safety and welfare of the people of the Commonwealth require the exercise of emergency measures due to a threatened or actual disaster.-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104964D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/19/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1189)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/12/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107910D-H1
- 02/13/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1189)
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108558D-S1
- 02/26/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1189)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
