Military and Emergency Laws

Passed

P HB2816

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 whose 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.
Patron - Bolvin

P SB910

Rights, benefits and protections upon call to active duty. Provides that any right, benefit, or protection that may accrue to a member of the Virginia National Guard under the Federal Soldier's and Sailor's Civil Relief Act as a result of a call to federal active duty service under Title 10 of the United States Code shall be extended to a member of the Virginia National Guard called to active duty service under Title 32 of the United States Code, or to state active duty by the Governor, if the active duty orders are for a period of 30 consecutive days or more.
Patron - Wampler

Failed

F HB2570

Governor's emergency powers; closed captioning of emergency news. Gives the Governor the power to require any television broadcast station located in Virginia that is capable of providing closed captioning of live news broadcasts to provide such captioning of any news that may affect the health, safety or welfare of the deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens of the Commonwealth.
Patron - Darner

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