HB 2397

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 08, 2025
  • Passed House Feb 03, 2025
  • Passed Senate Feb 12, 2025
  • Governor

Virginia Growth and Opportunity Act; expands eligibility for grants.

Abstract

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.

An Act to amend and reenact ยง 2.2-2489 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Growth and Opportunity Act; eligibility for grants.

Bill Sponsors (4)

Votes


Actions


Apr 02, 2025

House

House sustained Governor's veto

Mar 24, 2025

Office of the Governor

Vetoed by Governor

Mar 03, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025

Feb 20, 2025

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 18, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2397)

Feb 17, 2025

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2397ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Enrolled

Feb 12, 2025

Senate

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

Read third time

Feb 11, 2025

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Senate

Rules suspended

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Passed by for the day

Feb 04, 2025

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

Senate

Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations

Feb 03, 2025

House

Read third time and passed House (56-Y 43-N)

Jan 31, 2025

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute

House

General Laws Substitute agreed to

House

Read second time

Jan 30, 2025

House

Read first time

Jan 28, 2025

House

Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 9-N)

House

Committee substitute printed 25105665D-H1

Jan 27, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2397)

Jan 23, 2025

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)

Jan 20, 2025

House

Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process

Jan 08, 2025

House

Referred to Committee on General Laws

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100157D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Governor's Veto Explanation HTML
Enrolled HTML PDF
General Laws Substitute HTML PDF
Introduced HTML PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2397) PDF PDF

Sources

Data on Open States is updated periodically throughout the day from the official website of the Virginia General Assembly.

If you notice any inconsistencies with these official sources, feel free to file an issue.