Virginia 2027 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 525 — Mutual aid agreements; public safety radio equipment.

Last action — Continued from last session

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 14% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

The bill requires localities to share programming information for public safety radio equipment in mutual aid agreements.

This legislation mandates that localities involved in mutual aid agreements for public safety share essential information for their radio equipment. This includes details like radio frequencies and encryption keys necessary for effective communication during emergencies.

Summary

Mutual aid agreements; public safety radio equipment. Requires localities that have entered into certain public safety mutual aid agreements to provide access to the information necessary to program the public safety radio equipment owned or used by such locality, such as radio frequencies and security and encryption keys.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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Compared against the Code of Virginia as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

This bill amends 1 section(s) of the Code of Virginia: 15.2-1736.

  • 15.2-1736

    A.

    Inserts “A.”.

  • 15.2-1736

    B.

    Inserts “B.”.

  • 15.2-1736

    C.

    Inserts “C.”.

  • 15.2-1736

    Localities that have

    Inserts “Localities that have”.

  • 15.2-1736

    entered

    Inserts “entered”.

  • 15.2-1736

    into a mutual aid

    Inserts “into a mutual aid”.

  • 15.2-1736

    agreement

    Inserts “agreement”.

  • 15.2-1736

    pur

    Inserts “pur”.

  • 15.2-1736

    suant to this section

    Inserts “suant to this section”.

  • 15.2-1736

    shall provide access to the

    Inserts “shall provide access to the”.

  • 15.2-1736

    information necessary

    Inserts “information necessary”.

  • 15.2-1736

    to program public safety radio equipment

    Inserts “to program public safety radio equipment”.

  • 15.2-1736

    owned or used by such locality

    Inserts “owned or used by such locality”.

  • 15.2-1736

    .

    Inserts “.”.

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    Such information

    Inserts “Such information”.

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    includes radio frequencies

    Inserts “includes radio frequencies”.

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    and

    Inserts “and”.

  • 15.2-1736

    security

    Inserts “security”.

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    and encryption

    Inserts “and encryption”.

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    keys

    Inserts “keys”.

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    .

    Inserts “.”.

  • 15.2-1736

    A

    Inserts “A”.

  • 15.2-1736

    ny locality that participates in

    Inserts “ny locality that participates in”.

  • 15.2-1736

    a

    Inserts “a”.

  • 15.2-1736

    mutual aid agreement and receives a request from a partnering jurisdiction

    Inserts “mutual aid agreement and receives a request from a partnering jurisdiction”.

  • 15.2-1736

    shall

    Inserts “shall”.

  • 15.2-1736

    take all necessary steps to ensure direct communication with the supporting units of that locality.

    Inserts “take all necessary steps to ensure direct communication with the supporting units of that locality.”.

  • 15.2-1736

    However, no locality shall be required to

    Inserts “However, no locality shall be required to”.

  • 15.2-1736

    provide radio

    Inserts “provide radio”.

  • 15.2-1736

    equipment

    Inserts “equipment”.

  • 15.2-1736

    upgrades.

    Inserts “upgrades.”.

Action History

  1. Continued from last session

  2. Continued to next session in Local Government (15-Y 0-N)

  3. Referred to Committee on Local Government

  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102229D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 525 do?
Mutual aid agreements; public safety radio equipment. Requires localities that have entered into certain public safety mutual aid agreements to provide access to the information necessary to program the public safety radio equipment owned or used by such locality, such as radio frequencies and security and encryption keys.
Who sponsors SB 525?
SB 525 is sponsored by Richard H. Stuart.
What is the current status of SB 525?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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