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Bill Chief Resilience Officer of the Commonwealth; moves position under the Governor, etc. Chief Resilience Officer of the Commonwealth; Office of Commonwealth Resilience; Interagency Resilience Working Group; Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund; Resilient Virginia Revolving Fund; Advisory Review Committee. Moves the position of Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) from under the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources to under the Governor and creates an Office of Commonwealth Resilience to support the CRO in his functions and duties. The bill requires the CRO to convene an Interagency Resilience Working Group to support the coordination of planning and implementation of resilience efforts, eliminates the position of Special Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Adaptation and Protection, and requires the Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation to convene an Advisory Review Committee to assist in the distribution of loans and grants from the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund. The bill also requires the Director to convene an Advisory Review Committee to assist in the distribution of loans and grants from the Resilient Virginia Revolving Fund and adds the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources and the CRO to the list of those with whom the Virginia Resources Authority is required to consult in directing the distribution of loans or grants from the Fund. The bill requires, for the two Funds, the Department to (i) make available for public inspection at the office of the Department and on a publicly accessible website records of each application for grants and loans and the actions taken thereon and (ii) provide an opportunity for a 30-day public comment period prior to each new grant or loan offering to solicit feedback on proposed revisions to the Funds manuals. This bill incorporates HB 948. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2024 HB 1458 Virginia HB 1458 (2024)
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Virginia HB 1458 (2024) — Chief Resilience Officer of the Commonwealth; moves position under the Governor, etc.

Chief Resilience Officer of the Commonwealth; Office of Commonwealth Resilience; Interagency Resilience Working Group; Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund; Resilient Virginia Revolving Fund; Advisory Review Committee. Moves the position of Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) from under the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources to under the Governor and creates an Office of Commonwealth Resilience to support the CRO in his functions and duties. The bill requires the CRO to convene an Interagency Resilience Working Group to support the coordination of planning and implementation of resilience efforts, eliminates the position of Special Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Adaptation and Protection, and requires the Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation to convene an Advisory Review Committee to assist in the distribution of loans and grants from the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund. The bill also requires the Director to convene an Advisory Review Committee to assist in the distribution of loans and grants from the Resilient Virginia Revolving Fund and adds the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources and the CRO to the list of those with whom the Virginia Resources Authority is required to consult in directing the distribution of loans or grants from the Fund. The bill requires, for the two Funds, the Department to (i) make available for public inspection at the office of the Department and on a publicly accessible website records of each application for grants and loans and the actions taken thereon and (ii) provide an opportunity for a 30-day public comment period prior to each new grant or loan offering to solicit feedback on proposed revisions to the Funds manuals. This bill incorporates HB 948.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. CHAP0753 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 24106321D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Committee substitute printed 24107859D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB1458ER (committee substitute) — source
  5. Presented and ordered printed 24105318D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) — 100 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 3-N) — 363 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N) — 114 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N) — 990 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Phil M. Hernandez — primary (person)
  • Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
  • Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
  • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
  • Hillary Pugh Kent — cosponsor (person)
  • Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
  • Jeion A. Ward — cosponsor (person)
  • Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael B. Feggans — cosponsor (person)
  • Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
  • Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2024-01-18 Presented and ordered printed 24105318D introduction
  • 2024-01-18 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2024-01-26 Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake referral-committee
  • 2024-01-30 Impact statement from DPB (HB1458)
  • 2024-02-05 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2024-02-05 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2024-02-07 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-07 Committee substitute printed 24106321D-H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-07 Incorporates HB948 (Lopez)
  • 2024-02-09 Read first time reading-1
  • 2024-02-12 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-02-12 Committee substitute agreed to 24106321D-H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-12 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1458H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-13 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2024-02-13 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2024-02-14 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2024-02-14 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2024-02-15 Impact statement from DPB (HB1458H1)
  • 2024-02-20 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2024-02-20 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2024-02-20 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-20 Committee substitute printed 24107859D-S1 substitution
  • 2024-02-20 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2024-02-28 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-28 Impact statement from DPB (HB1458S1)
  • 2024-02-29 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-03-01 Read third time reading-3
  • 2024-03-01 Passed by for the day
  • 2024-03-04 Read third time reading-3
  • 2024-03-04 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2024-03-04 Committee substitute agreed to 24107859D-S1 substitution
  • 2024-03-04 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1458S1 substitution
  • 2024-03-04 Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 3-N) passage
  • 2024-03-05 Senate substitute agreed to by House 24107859D-S1 (100-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2024-03-05 VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-03-25 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2024-03-25 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1458ER) passage
  • 2024-03-25 Signed by President passage
  • 2024-03-26 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2024-03-27 Impact statement from DPB (HB1458ER)
  • 2024-03-27 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2024-03-27 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 executive-receipt
  • 2024-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 753 (effective - see bill) executive-signature
  • 2024-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0753)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5f52638e-604e-4277-8516-701dee76e5be. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).