HB 2397 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Virginia Growth and Opportunity Act; expands eligibility for grants.

Summary

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.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

Vetoed

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Vetoed Mar 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

General Laws Substitute → Enrolled · 2 edits · Feb 20, 2025

MINOR

The bill has been finalized and approved for enactment, transitioning from a House Substitute version to the official Enrolled version. This change signifies that the legislation has successfully passed both chambers of the General Assembly and is now ready to be signed into law. The substantive policy content regarding the Virginia Growth and Opportunity Act remains consistent, with no new eligibility criteria, funding amounts, or deadlines added during this final stage.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; this version represents the final, approved text of the same legislation.

TECHNICAL

Removed metadata indicating the bill was a 'House Substitute' and included the specific House amendment number (25105665D).

Added official 'Enrolled' status, the formal chapter title, and the approval notice, indicating the bill has completed the legislative process.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 11, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 2, 2025

Vetoed

House sustained Governor's veto

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor

executive

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2397ER)

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 20, 2025

Committee

Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process

lower

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors