Virginia House Bill 1842 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 12 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Economic development; Virginia Business Ready Sites Acquisition Fund and Program. Creates the Virginia Business Ready Sites Acquisition Program for the purposes of (i) acquiring sites for the purpose of creating and maintaining a portfolio of project-ready sites to promote economic development in the Commonwealth, (ii) developing such sites to increase their marketability, and (iii) entering into development agreements with private employers for large-scale economic development projects. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority shall administer the Program, in consultation with the Department of General Services. Economic development; Virginia Business Ready Sites Acquisition Fund and Program. Creates the Virginia Business Ready Sites Acquisition Program for the purposes of (i) acquiring sites for the purpose of creating and maintaining a portfolio of project-ready sites to promote economic development in the Commonwealth, (ii) developing such sites to increase their marketability, and (iii) entering into development agreements with private employers for large-scale economic development projects. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority shall administer the Program, in consultation with the Department of General Services. The bill requires Program activities to be reviewed by the MEI Project Approval Commission (the Commission), who shall review proposals for site acquisitions, site development activities, and development agreements with private employers and determine whether the proposals are consistent with the objective of the Program. If the Commission issues a negative finding, it shall communicate such finding to the Governor and to the General Assembly, and the Authority shall not implement the proposal unless the proposal, either in its original or revised form, is authorized by the General Assembly at its next session and enacted into law.

Virginia Business Ready Sites Acquisition Fund and Program; created.

Del. Barry Knight [R]

Del. Kim Taylor [R]

2023-04-12 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-12 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (91-Y 4-N) (Y: 91 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (89-Y 2-N) (Y: 89 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 1-N) (Y: 38 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 1-N) (Y: 15 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-24 - House - House: VOTE: (97-Y 3-N) (Y: 97 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-18 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-12		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779)
2023-04-12	House	Enacted, Chapter 779 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-04-12	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2023-04-12	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2023-04-12	House	Reenrolled bill text (HB1842ER2)
2023-04-12	House	Reenrolled
2023-04-12		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2023-04-12	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
2023-04-12	House	VOTE: Adoption (91-Y 4-N)
2023-04-12	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (91-Y 4-N)
2023-04-12	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-03-27	House	Governor's recommendation received by House
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1842ER)
2023-03-07	House	Enrolled
2023-02-23	House	VOTE: Adoption (89-Y 2-N)
2023-02-23	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 23107381D-S2 (89-Y 2-N)
2023-02-23	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 1-N)
2023-02-23	Senate	Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 1-N)
2023-02-23	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB1842S2
2023-02-23	Senate	Substitute by Senator Barker agreed to 23107381D-S2
2023-02-23	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-23	Senate	Finance and Appropriations Committee substitute rejected 23107245D-S1
2023-02-23	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-23	Senate	Floor substitute printed 23107381D-S2 (Barker)
2023-02-22	Senate	Passed by for the day
2023-02-22	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-21	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-20	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23107245D-S1
2023-02-20	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 1-N)
2023-01-25	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
2023-01-25	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-01-24	House	VOTE: (97-Y 3-N)
2023-01-24	House	Read third time and passed House (97-Y 3-N)
2023-01-23	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1842H1
2023-01-23	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23104746D-H1
2023-01-23	House	Read second time
2023-01-20	House	Read first time
2023-01-18	House	Committee substitute printed 23104746D-H1
2023-01-18	House	Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2023-01-10	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100999D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	2760	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2763	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1842
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1842+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1842H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1842S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1842S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1842ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1842ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0779+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23104746D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23107245D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1842AG
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1842FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1842FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1842FS2122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1842FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H02V0006+HB1842
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1054+HB1842
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S05V0464+HB1842
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0714HB1842+HB1842
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0850HB1842+HB1842
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0851HB1842+HB1842
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0852HB1842+HB1842
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2323+HB1842
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2426+HB1842
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV1065HB1842+HB1842