---
type: "Bill"
title: "GO Virginia Grants; matching funds, extends sunset provision."
description: "GO Virginia Grants; matching funds; sunset.Repeals the July 1, 2021, sunset of the provision of the Code of Virginia allowing a locality to use grant funds awarded by the TobaccoRegion Revitalization Commission as matching funds for GO Virginiagrants."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 2101"
citation: "Virginia HB 2101 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William C. Wampler III"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 36
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4eece404-243e-43a6-bf65-266cfca09e1f"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2101"
source_hash: "5d0a1f53f06757418569bf1918c6584be802df2e363242694c580ef28a9f3801"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 2101 (2021) — GO Virginia Grants; matching funds, extends sunset provision.

GO Virginia Grants; matching funds; sunset.Repeals the July 1, 2021, sunset of the provision of the Code of Virginia allowing a locality to use grant funds awarded by the TobaccoRegion Revitalization Commission as matching funds for GO Virginiagrants.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0146** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0146)
2. **Committee substitute printed 21200386D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2101S1)
3. **HB2101ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2101ER)
4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101138D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2101)

## Votes

- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) — **16–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (68-Y 31-N) — **67–31** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations (18-Y 0-N) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 2-N) — **37–2** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (84-Y 13-N) — **83–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- William C. Wampler III — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101138D `introduction`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-15** Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19** Impact statement from DPB (HB2101)
- **2021-01-22** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- **2021-01-25** Reported from Appropriations (18-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-26** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2021-01-27** Passed by for the day
- **2021-01-28** Passed by for the day
- **2021-01-29** Passed by for the day
- **2021-02-01** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-02** Passed by for the day
- **2021-02-03** Read third time and passed House (68-Y 31-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-03** VOTE: Passage (68-Y 31-N)
- **2021-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2021-02-04** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-17** Committee substitute printed 21200386D-S1 `substitution`
- **2021-02-17** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-17** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-18** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2021-02-18** Reading of substitute waived
- **2021-02-18** Committee substitute agreed to 21200386D-S1
- **2021-02-18** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2101S1
- **2021-02-18** Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 2-N) `passage`
- **2021-02-18** Impact statement from DPB (HB2101S1)
- **2021-02-22** Placed on Calendar
- **2021-02-22** Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200386D-S1 (84-Y 13-N)
- **2021-02-22** VOTE: Adoption (84-Y 13-N)
- **2021-02-25** Enrolled
- **2021-02-25** Signed by President
- **2021-02-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-01** Impact statement from DPB (HB2101ER)
- **2021-03-01** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
- **2021-03-01** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- **2021-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 146 (effective 7/1/21) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4eece404-243e-43a6-bf65-266cfca09e1f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).