VA HB 472
Status unknownResilience hub pilot prog.; establishing to assist vulnerable communities during emerg. situation.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 472 pass?
The current status of VA HB 472 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee Appropriations
What is VA HB 472 about?
Establishing a resilience hub pilot program to assist vulnerable communities during emergency situations. Directs the Department of Emergency Management to establish a two-year resilience hub pilot program to assist vulnerable communities during emergency situations. The bill defines a "resilience hub" as a simple combination of solar panels and batteries that ensures continuous power to a publicly accessible building when severe weather events or other grid disruptions cause an electrical outage.
Who sponsors VA HB 472?
Michael B. Feggans is the primary sponsor of VA HB 472, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Establishing a resilience hub pilot program to assist vulnerable communities during emergency situations. Directs the Department of Emergency Management to establish a two-year resilience hub pilot program to assist vulnerable communities during emergency situations. The bill defines a "resilience hub" as a simple combination of solar panels and batteries that ensures continuous power to a publicly accessible building when severe weather events or other grid disruptions cause an electrical outage.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-12
- Latest action
- 2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Appropriations
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Michael B. Feggansprimary
- Phil M. Hernandezcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-12
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105200D
filing,introduction
2026-01-12
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
referral-committee
2026-01-20
Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
referral-committee
2026-01-22
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB472)
2026-01-29
House subcommittee offered
2026-01-29
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N)
substitution
2026-01-30
Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-01-30
Committee substitute printed 26106479D-H1
substitution
2026-02-16
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB472)
2026-02-18
Left in Committee Appropriations
Versions
Documents
Votes
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute
2026-01-29 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Holly M. Seibold: yes
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Michael J. Webert: yes
- Karen Hamilton: yes
Reported from Public Safety with substitute
2026-01-30 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Marcus B. Simon: yes
- Adele Y. McClure: yes
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Nadarius E. Clark: yes
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Holly M. Seibold: yes
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Tony O. Wilt: yes
- Michael J. Webert: not voting
- Delores Oates: yes
- Eric Phillips: yes
- Eric R. Zehr: yes
- Mitchell Cornett: yes
- Karen Hamilton: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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