VirginiaVirginia Growth and Opportunity Act; expands eligibility for grants.
What it does
Virginia Growth and Opportunity Act; eligibility for grants. Expands eligibility for regional councils to receive grants from the Virginia Growth and Opportunity Fund. The bill allows regional councils to apply for and utilize grant funds for regional activities that substantially promote the objectives of the regional council's economic growth and diversification plan where there exists a demonstrable gap in services that negatively impacts a region's ability to grow one or more trade sector industry clusters.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 20Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2397)
- Feb 17Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 17Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2397ER)Major
- Feb 17EnrolledMinor
- Feb 12Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Read third timeMinor
- Feb 11Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 11Rules suspended
- Feb 11Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Finance and AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 3Read third time and passed House (56-Y 43-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (56-Y 43-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 31Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 31General Laws Substitute agreed to
- Jan 31Read second timeMinor
- Jan 30Read first timeMinor
- Jan 28Committee substitute printed 25105665D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 9-N)Minor
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2397)
- Jan 23Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative ProcessMinor
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100157DIntroduced