The General Assembly convened on January 9th, 2019 for a short session.
See links to the VOLSAP budget amendments at the bottom of the page.
Link to HJ646 that establishes September 11, as First Responder Day in Virginia.
Here are a list of bills related to emergency services as of February 1st.
| Bills | Committee | Last action | Date |
| HB 1706 – Kory – Workers’ compensation; declares PTSD suffered by a first responder as an occupational disease, etc. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 1-N) | 01/22/19 |
| HB 1725 – Knight – Public school building security enhancements; compliance with Uniform Statewide Building Code, etc. | (H) Committee on Education
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(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/23/19 |
| HB 1732 – O’Quinn – School safety procedures; emergency situations, annual training. | (H) Committee on Education
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(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/23/19 |
| HB 1737 – Wright – School crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plans; development and review. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | (H) VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) | 01/31/19 |
| HB 1753 – Sickles – School buildings; electronic room partitions, safety devices. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Engrossed by House – committee substitute HB1753H1 | 02/01/19 |
| HB 1776 – Cole – Tannerite; prohibition or regulation by localities. | (H) Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns | (H) Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1 | 01/14/19 |
| HB 1804 – Hugo – Workers’ compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Assigned App. sub: Compensation & Retirement | 01/18/19 |
| HB 1855 – Davis – Charitable Gaming Board; Texas Hold’em poker events. | (H) Committee on Rules | (H) Referred to Committee on Rules | 01/17/19 |
| HB 1943 – Bell, Robert B. – Chief Medical Examiner; process for testing certain blood samples. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered | 01/29/19 |
| HB 1966 – Yancey – Uniform Statewide Building Code; issuance of building permits. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Engrossed by House – committee substitute HB1966H1 | 02/01/19 |
| HB 1998 – Price – HIV or hepatitis B or C viruses; exposure to bodily fluids, infection, expedited testing. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice
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(S) Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N) | 01/30/19 |
| HB 1999 – Price – Emergency Management, Department of; responsibilities of political subdivisions. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | (H) Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 | 01/15/19 |
| HB 2075 – Bell, John J. – Workers’ compensation; occupational disease presumptions. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Referred to Committee on Appropriations | 01/31/19 |
| HB 2093 – Guzman – Virginia Fire Services Board; changes membership. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N) | 01/30/19 |
| HB 2263 – Krizek – Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians Procedural Guarantee Act; breach of procedures. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) | 01/31/19 |
| HB 2364 – Knight – Agritourism; amends definition relating to wedding venues. | (H) Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | (H) Committee amendments agreed to | 02/01/19 |
| HB 2394 – Lopez – Product safety; flame retardants, penalty. | (H) Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | (H) Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) | 01/23/19 |
| HB 2522 – Fowler – Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage special events licences, etc. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N) | 01/22/19 |
| HB 2762 – Bulova – Firefighting foam management; VDFP to assist local municipal fire departments, etc. | (H) Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | (H) Engrossed by House – committee substitute HB2762H1 | 02/01/19 |
| HJ 646 – Mullin – First Responders Day. | (H) Committee on Rules | (H) Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N) | 01/31/19 |
| SB 1012 – Chase – Firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, etc.; carrying a concealed weapon. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
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(H) Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | 01/24/19 |
| SB 1022 – Chase – Workers’ compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. | (S) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (S) Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (SB1030-Cosgrove) (12-Y 0-N) | 01/14/19 |
| SB 1030 – Cosgrove – Workers’ compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. | (H) Committee on Appropriations
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(H) Assigned App. sub: Compensation & Retirement | 01/29/19 |
| SB 1172 – McPike – Workers’ compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. | (S) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (S) Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (SB1030-Cosgrove) (12-Y 0-N) | 01/14/19 |
| SB 1411 – Mason – Burn buildings; change in terminology. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
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(H) Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | 01/22/19 |
| SB 1625 – McPike – Statewide Fire Prevention Code; changes definition of permissible fireworks. | (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (S) Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 11-N) | 02/01/19 |
| SB 1641 – Boysko – Driver privilege cards; penalty. | (S) Committee on Transportation | (S) Incorporated by Transportation (SB1740-Surovell) (12-Y 0-N) | 01/23/19 |
Thank you Delegate Les Adams and Senator Frank Ruff for submitting these budget amendments that will provide $246,000 to match the money that has been individually contributed to VOLSAP.
View the VOLSAP Budget amendments from the links below:
https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2019/1/HB1700/Introduced/MR/486/1h/
https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2019/1/SB1100/Introduced/MR/486/2s/