SB 1335 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund; loan and grant program, eligible recipients.

Summary
Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund; loan and grant program; eligible recipients; federally recognized tribes; Virginia recognized tribes. Expands the type of eligible recipients for loans and grants from the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund to include federally recognized tribes and Virginia recognized tribes. Under current law, only localities are eligible to receive loans or grants from the Fund. This bill is identical to HB 2077.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Appropriations Substitute Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was formally approved and enacted into law as Chapter 542 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content of the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund remains unchanged from the House Substitute version, with only formatting and structural adjustments made to convert it from a substitute bill to a chaptered law.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to govern the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund for flood prevention projects, loans, and grants for local governments, federally recognized tribes, and Virginia recognized tribes.
TECHNICAL

Formatting and structural changes to convert the bill from a House Substitute version to a Chaptered version, including adding official chapter number, approval date, and adjusting line breaks and spacing.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 3, 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
40
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 542 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1335ER)
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (89-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N 2-A)
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Dave Marsden
Dave Marsden
DDemocratic
VA
35