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2011 SESSION
SB 891 State of emergency; preparation for response.
Introduced by: William C. Wampler, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
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. This bill is identical to HB 1774.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101615D pdf | impact statement
- 02/18/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB891ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/14/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0069) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101615D
- 01/10/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/19/11 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/11 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/11 House: Read first time
- 02/07/11 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 02/11/11 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/11 House: Read second time
- 02/15/11 House: Read third time
- 02/15/11 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/11 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/18/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB891ER)
- 02/18/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/14/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 69 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/14/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0069)