HB 1998

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2017 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 10, 2017
  • House
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Mar 16, 2017

Secure and Resilient Commonwealth Panel; revises membership and duties, report.

Abstract

Revises the membership of the Secure Commonwealth Panel, renamed the Secure and Resilient Commonwealth Panel, and requires the Panel to create an Emergency Management Awareness Group consisting of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General, the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology. The bill requires the Group to meet during a state of emergency to review critical information concerning such situation to facilitate communication between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government. The bill dissolves the Virginia Emergency Response Council and transfers its duties to the Panel. The bill contains technical amendments.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Mar 16, 2017

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 512 (effective 7/1/17)

Feb 28, 2017

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17

Feb 24, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by President

Feb 23, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by Speaker

Feb 20, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Senate amendments agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)

Virginia General Assembly

Placed on Calendar

Feb 16, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Committee amendments agreed to

Virginia General Assembly

Engrossed by Senate as amended

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time

Virginia General Assembly

Reading of amendments waived

Feb 02, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Virginia General Assembly

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 01, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

Jan 31, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Committee substitute agreed to 17104839D-H1

Virginia General Assembly

Amendments by Delegate Lingamfelter agreed to

Virginia General Assembly

Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB1998EH1

Virginia General Assembly

Printed as engrossed 17104839D-EH1

Virginia General Assembly

Read second time

Jan 30, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read first time

Jan 17, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned MPPS sub: #2

Jan 10, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102169D

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102169D HTML
House: Committee substitute printed 17104839D-H1 HTML
House: Printed as engrossed 17104839D-EH1 HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1998ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0512) HTML

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