SB 1275 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Virginia Business Ready Sites Program Fund; eligible site for site development grant.

Summary
Virginia Business Ready Sites Program Fund; eligible site for site development grant. Provides that the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority may determine a site of at least 25 contiguous acres to be an eligible site to receive a site development grant from the Virginia Business Ready Sites Program Fund if such site is located in a locality with an area of 35 square miles of land area or less.
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 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill converts SB 1275 from an enrolled bill to a chaptered act, finalizing its passage into law. The substantive text of the Virginia Business Ready Sites Program Fund remains unchanged, with no modifications to eligibility criteria, funding mechanisms, or program requirements.
TECHNICAL

Formatting changes from enrolled bill format to chaptered act format, including header updates, page numbering, and approval date notation (March 19, 2025).

Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 18, 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
35
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Mar 19, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 179 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1275ER)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (95-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (18-Y 0-N 1-A)
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
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 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Emily Jordan
Emily Jordan
RRepublican
VA
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