Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; eligible site for site development grant.
Summary
Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; eligible site for site development grant; minimum acreage requirement. Allows the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to determine a site of at least 50 but less than 100 acres to be eligible to receive a site development grant from the Virginia Business Ready Sites Program Fund. The reduced acreage requirement shall apply only to sites which (i) are located in GO Virginia regions 1 or 2, (ii) are located in a locality or region in which topographic or environmental factors constrain the availability of viable sites for economic development, (iii) present a unique economic development opportunity based on infrastructure, logistics, or other distinguishable features of the site, or (iv) create an economic development opportunity not currently available in the regional inventory of economic development sites. by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 4, 2024
Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2024 · House of Delegates Jan 30, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 1, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 378 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB233ER)
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB233E
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Jan 4, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ellen McLaughlin
RRepublican
Co
Ian Lovejoy
RRepublican
Co
Kim Taylor
RRepublican
Co
Wendell Walker
RRepublican
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