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2003 SESSION
HB 2816 Preparedness and Coordination Program.
Introduced by: Thomas M. Bolvin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Preparedness and Coordination Program. Adds the following to the requirements of the State Department of Emergency Management in its administration of emergency services and disaster preparedness programs: (i) coordinating with political subdivisions and state agencies to ensure that the Commonwealth has the most up-to-date assessments and preparedness plans to prevent, respond to and recover from disasters, including acts of terrorism; (ii) conducting a statewide emergency management assessment; and (iii) submitting to the Governor and to the General Assembly an annual report on the status of emergency management response plans. The bill also provides that the Department shall encourage private industries who goods and services are deemed vital to the public good to provide annually updated preparedness assessments to the local coordinator of emergency management and requires political subdivisions to provide an annual emergency management assessment to the State Coordinator of Emergency Management.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/03 House: Presented & ordered printed 030476646 pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/03 House: Committee substitute printed 030495646-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/27/03 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2816ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0622) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/17/03 House: Presented & ordered printed 030476646
- 01/17/03 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 01/31/03 House: Reported from M., P. & P. S. with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/03 House: Committee substitute printed 030495646-H1
- 02/01/03 House: Read first time
- 02/03/03 House: Read second time
- 02/03/03 House: Committee substitute agreed to 030495646-H1
- 02/03/03 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 030495646-H1
- 02/04/03 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/03 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/03 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/05/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/12/03 Senate: Reported from General Laws with amd (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/03 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/03 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/03 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/17/03 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/17/03 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/17/03 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/03 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/03 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/03 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/03 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/03 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2816ER)
- 03/05/03 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/03 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/03 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/18/03 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 622 (effective 7/1/03)
- 03/27/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0622)