HB 1189 — State of preparedness; feasibility & impact of program to prioritize prevention/mitigation, etc.
VA 20261 session
Department of Emergency Management; state of preparedness; report. Directs the Department of Emergency Management to assess the feasibility and impact of developing a program to prioritize the prevention and mitigation of damage, loss, hardship, or suffering due to the anticipated impacts of an imminent emergency necessitating a gubernatorial declaration of a state of preparedness or an emergency that does not warrant a gubernatorial declaration of a state of emergency. The Department of Emergency Management shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and General Laws and Technology and the House Committee on Appropriations by November 1, 2026.
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Sponsors (5)
- Israel D. O'Quinn (R, VA) — sponsor
- Rae Cousins (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Virgil Thornton (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Kathy K.L. Tran (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (44)
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel D. O'Quinn (R, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Kathy K.L. Tran (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Rae Cousins (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Virgil Thornton (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no