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VA HB 904

in committee

Va. Disaster Assistance Fund; post-disaster recovery, floodplain mitigation and resilience projects.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Department of Housing and Community Development; Virginia Disaster Assistance Fund; post-disaster recovery; floodplain mitigation and resilience projects. Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development (the Department) to amend its criteria for awarding money from the Virginia Disaster Assistance Fund (the Fund) to allow for moneys from the Fund to be used for post-disaster recovery projects that are consistent with the state floodplain management standards for state-owned buildings or local floodplain standards, whichever are more stringent. The bill requires the Department to give priority to projects that use nature-based solutions or promote green infrastructure when possible. The bill also requires the Department to coordinate with the Interagency Resilience Management Team when evaluating new applications for awards from the Fund to ensure that such projects are aligned with the Commonwealth's resilience principles.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Appropriations
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Alfonso H. Lopezprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104060D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Appropriations

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-22

    Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-28

    Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)

  5. 2026-01-29

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB904)

  6. 2026-02-18

    Left in Committee Appropriations

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends laying on the table

    2026-01-28 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Paul E. Krizek: yes
    • Betsy B. Carr: yes
    • Rodney T. Willett: not voting
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • Amy J. Laufer: not voting
    • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
    • Bill Wiley: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB904

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