Emergency management; work group to evaluate existing needs in the Commonwealth, report.

Passed on 4/13/26

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From the Legislature

Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security; evaluation of emergency management needs in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to establish a work group to evaluate existing emergency management needs, analyze sustainability of current funding of such needs, and review alternative funding models for such needs in other states, and to report the work group's findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and General Laws and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and General Laws and Technology on or before October 1, 2026. This bill is identical to HB 169.

Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

97 Yea

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0 Nay

2 Absent

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Calendar

Feb 4

7:00 PM

Senate General Laws and Technology Hearing

Feb 11

9:30 AM

Senate Finance and Appropriations Hearing

Feb 20

12:00 AM

House Appropriations Hearing