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type: "Bill"
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title: "Regional emergency communications authorities; creation and powers."
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description: "Regional emergency communications authorities; creation and powers. Authorizes localities to create a regional authority to operate and manage emergency communication services including public safety answering points. The bill authorizes such authorities to employ or contract for personnel, acquire and manage property, enter into agreements, and receive and expend funds, and requires compliance with the standards of the 9-1-1 Services Board."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1067"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1067 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["M. Keith Hodges"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-14"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e839792-c53e-4d61-85fa-1c314b12af5a"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1067"
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source_hash: "41136682c9134218649ba379ef39ed3d1570cf51de8203955547ed9ae56c0f88"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1067 (2026) — Regional emergency communications authorities; creation and powers.
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Regional emergency communications authorities; creation and powers. Authorizes localities to create a regional authority to operate and manage emergency communication services including public safety answering points. The bill authorizes such authorities to employ or contract for personnel, acquire and manage property, enter into agreements, and receive and expend funds, and requires compliance with the standards of the 9-1-1 Services Board.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087295.PDF)
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2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208915.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Health and Human Services — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **8–2** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- M. Keith Hodges — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-14** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103664D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-23** Assigned sub: Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-10** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N)
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- **2026-02-12** Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-15** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-04** Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-06** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-06** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-09** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-09** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-14** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1067ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-25** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-25** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 730 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e839792-c53e-4d61-85fa-1c314b12af5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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