SB 527 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Pharmaceutical Substance Manufacturing Grant Fund; created.

Summary
Pharmaceutical Substance Manufacturing Grant Fund. Establishes the Pharmaceutical Substance Manufacturing Grant Fund to provide grant installment awards between July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2045, in an amount not to exceed $34 million per fiscal year and in an aggregate amount not to exceed $191,255,000, to a qualified company that (i) engages in the manufacture of pharmaceutical substances, (ii) executes a memorandum of understanding with the Commonwealth, and (iii) is expected to make a capital investment of at least $4 billion and create and maintain at least 500 new full-time jobs. This bill is identical to HB 1076.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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Introduced Enrolled · 1 edit · Mar 5, 2026
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The bill text transitions from a draft introduction to an enrolled, final version. The substantive policy content, including funding amounts, eligibility criteria, and definitions, remains identical. The primary changes are technical formatting updates, such as the addition of page headers, line numbers, and official approval stamps, indicating the bill has been signed into law.
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The document structure changed from a draft introduction to a final enrolled act, adding page headers, line numbers, and approval stamps while keeping all legislative text identical.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 2, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 11, 2026
D Democratic20
20 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
29
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 809 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB527ER)
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (92-Y 6-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Rereferred from Commerce and Labor to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Rereferred from Education and Health to Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Creigh Deeds
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
VA
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