Technology Development Grant Fund; created.
Summary
Technology Development Grant Fund created.Creates the Technology Development Grant Fund to make grant paymentsto a qualified technology company that makes a capital investmentof at least $64 million at a facility in Fairfax County and createsat least 1,500 new full-time jobs at the facility. A qualified technologycompany would be eligible for an aggregate of $22.5 million in grantspaid over four years if it meets performance parameters and complieswith the terms of a memorandum of understanding agreed upon by thecompany, the Commonwealth, and the Virginia Economic DevelopmentPartnership Authority.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 7, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 22, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2021
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Jan 22, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 271 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House (90-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 7, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102102D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JH
Janet Howell
DDemocratic
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