Virginia 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 5 — Flood Relief Fund; established.

Last action — Tabled in Appropriations (18-Y 0-N)

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Flood Relief Fund established. Establishesthe Flood Relief Fund (the Fund), funded by reducing the allocationof Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) funds to the CommunityFlood Preparedness Fund from 45 to 40 percent and allocating the fivepercent to the Fund. The Flood Relief Fund is administered by theVirginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) and used to makepayments to owners of property that is damaged by a flood, landslide,or mudslide for which the President declares a major disaster underthe federal Stafford Act. Under the bill, claims are paid at 175 percentof property value in a double distressed locality, 150 percent ofproperty value in a distressed locality, and 100 percent of propertyvalue in all other localities. Claims are limited to $1 million forcommercial properties and $500,000 for residential properties andare exempt from individual and corporate income tax. If there areno flood disasters, VDEM will award grants for flood prevention effortsto applicants in double distressed localities. The bill provides thatif Virginia withdraws from RGGI, $50 million of any unobligated auctionproceeds will be reallocated to the Fund from the accounts establishedfor flood preparedness and low-income energy efficiency programs.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Tabled in Appropriations (18-Y 0-N)

  2. Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

  3. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  4. Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

  5. Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake

  6. Impact statement from DPB (HB5)

  7. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

  8. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100879D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (146)

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Votes

Tabled in Appropriations (18-Y 0-N)

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18004
Total 18004
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bulova, David L. — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Not Voting
Coyner, Carrie E. — Not Voting
David A. Reid — Yea
Davis, Glenn R. — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Fariss, C. Matthew — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Knight, Barry D. — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Plum, Kenneth R. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Not Voting
Sam Rasoul — Not Voting
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Sickles, Mark D. — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Wampler, William C., III — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 5 do?
Flood Relief Fund established. Establishesthe Flood Relief Fund (the Fund), funded by reducing the allocationof Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) funds to the CommunityFlood Preparedness Fund from 45 to 40 percent and allocating the fivepercent to the Fund. The Flood Relief Fund is administered by theVirginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) and used to makepayments to owners of property that is damaged by a flood, landslide,or mudslide for which the President declares a major disaster underthe federal Stafford Act. Under the bill, claims are paid at 175 percentof property value in a double distressed locality, 150 percent ofproperty value in a distressed locality, and 100 percent of propertyvalue in all other localities. Claims are limited to $1 million forcommercial properties and $500,000 for residential properties andare exempt from individual and corporate income tax. If there areno flood disasters, VDEM will award grants for flood prevention effortsto applicants in double distressed localities. The bill provides thatif Virginia withdraws from RGGI, $50 million of any unobligated auctionproceeds will be reallocated to the Fund from the accounts establishedfor flood preparedness and low-income energy efficiency programs.
Who sponsors HB 5?
HB 5 is sponsored by James W. Morefield and T. Travis Hackworth.
What is the current status of HB 5?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 5?
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