Virginia Military Community Infrastructure Grant Program; guidance and criteria for awarding grants.
Summary
Virginia Military Community Infrastructure Grant Program; guidance and criteria for awarding grants; military community. Requires that the guidance and criteria developed by the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs for use in awarding grants under the Virginia Military Community Infrastructure Grant Program provide that such grants be awarded primarily to projects that receive federal matching funds. However, in the event that federal matching funds are not available, the bill provides that such grants may be made to other projects that promote the objectives of the Program. The bill redefines "military community" for purposes of the Program to mean any locality that can demonstrate that more than five percent of the community's economy is derived from military funding and supporting partner entities who aid in the planning, design, construction, or completion of infrastructure projects that enhance military readiness, installation resiliency, or quality of life for such locality's community. Under current law, such term means any locality that can demonstrate that more than five percent of the community's economy is derived from military funding.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2025
Last action Feb 17, 2025
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
97–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 100
Feb 4, 2025
D
Democratic51
98% Yea
R
Republican49
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Jan 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anne Ferrell Tata
RRepublican
Co
Ian Lovejoy
RRepublican
Co
Michael Feggans
DDemocratic
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