SB 1208 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Current and Mature Semiconductor Technology Grant Fund; established.

Summary
Current and Mature Semiconductor Technology Grant Fund. Establishes the Current and Mature Semiconductor Technology Grant Fund to, subject to appropriation, fund 15 annual grant award installments, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $60 million, to a qualified company that engages in the manufacture of semiconductors and that executes a memorandum of understanding with the Commonwealth and, on and after July 1, 2024, but before June 30, 2040, is expected to (i) make a capital investment, defined in the bill, of at least $2,170,130,850 and (ii) create and maintain at least 340 new full-time jobs, in an eligible locality, defined in the bill. The bill also authorizes bonus grants of up to $10 million that a qualified company may earn for certain new full-time job creation and maintenance. The bill also repeals the existing Semiconductor Manufacturing Grant Fund and is identical to HB 2358.
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 8, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 2 edits
MINOR
This bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 45 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly, converting the enrolled version into the official chaptered text. The substantive policy content regarding the semiconductor grant fund remains unchanged, though the formatting was standardized to match official legislative publication requirements.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it establishes a grant fund for semiconductor manufacturing in Manassas with the same eligibility criteria and funding amounts as the enrolled version.
TECHNICAL

The document was converted from an enrolled bill format to a chaptered act format, adding official chapter numbering (Chapter 45), approval date (March 18, 2025), and adjusting page layout and spacing to match Virginia's official publication standards.

Page numbering was added to the enacted text (e.g., '2 of 3'), which is standard for official legislative publications but was not present in the enrolled version.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 30, 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
30
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 45 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1208ER)
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (88-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Rereferred from Commerce and Labor and Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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