State of emergency; preparation for response. (SB891)
Introduced By
Sen. William Wampler (R-Bristol)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
State of emergency; preparation for response. Authorizes the Governor to allocate a sum sufficient for preparation of the Virginia National Guard and the Virginia State Defense Force to respond to certain enumerated circumstances, regardless of whether or not an official state of emergency is declared. However, the response preparation is limited to 300 personnel and five days, unless a state of emergency is declared. The bill also makes technical amendments. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101615D |
| 01/10/2011 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 01/19/2011 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/21/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/24/2011 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/25/2011 | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/31/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (SB891) |
| 02/07/2011 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/07/2011 | Read first time |
| 02/07/2011 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| 02/11/2011 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2011 | Read second time |
| 02/15/2011 | Read third time |
| 02/15/2011 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/15/2011 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2011 | Enrolled |
| 02/18/2011 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB891ER) |
| 02/18/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (SB891ER) |
| 02/18/2011 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/21/2011 | Signed by President |
| 03/14/2011 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 69 (effective 7/1/11) |
| 03/14/2011 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0069) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 40 seconds.