HB2397
Virginia Growth and Opportunity Act; expands eligibility for grants.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: House sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Jackie Glass (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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 ... (More) in services that negatively impacts a region's ability to grow one or more trade sector industry clusters. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100157D
- 01/08/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/20/2025 - House: Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
- 01/20/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/23/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
- 01/27/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/27/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2397)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105665D-H1
- 01/30/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/31/2025 - House: Read second time
- 01/31/2025 - House: General Laws Substitute agreed to
- 01/31/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (56-Y 43-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/17/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2397ER)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/18/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2397)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's Veto Received by House
- 04/02/2025 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
