---
type: "Bill"
title: "Green and alternative energy job creation tax credit; clarifies definition of 'green job.'"
description: "Green and alternative energy job creation tax credit; clarifies definition of 'green job.'"
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2178"
citation: "Virginia HB 2178 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Morefield"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10f941b3-f73e-41e9-a431-6efc8d331a31"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2178"
source_hash: "26efb83849cc138f9b8e8eb486bb16d688d33c41f1a8ab206bfc7878917530e5"
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 2178 (2023) — Green and alternative energy job creation tax credit; clarifies definition of 'green job.'

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0509** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0509)
2. **Conference substitute printed 23107315D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2178H1)
3. **HB2178ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2178ER)
4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101850D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2178)
5. **Printed as engrossed 23101850D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2178E)

## Votes

- Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed Senate with amendment (27-Y 13-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (66-Y 26-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Morefield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101850D `filing, introduction`
- **2023-01-11** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19** Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19** Impact statement from TAX (HB2178)
- **2023-01-27** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-01-27** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-01** Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-06** Engrossed by House as amended HB2178E
- **2023-02-06** Printed as engrossed 23101850D-E
- **2023-02-07** Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07** VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2023-02-08** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-11** Impact statement from TAX (HB2178E)
- **2023-02-14** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-14** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-15** Reading of amendment waived
- **2023-02-15** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-15** Engrossed by Senate as amended
- **2023-02-15** Passed Senate with amendment (27-Y 13-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-15** Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 97-N) `amendment-failure`
- **2023-02-15** VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
- **2023-02-15** Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 1-N)
- **2023-02-15** Senate requested conference committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2023-02-15** Senators: McClellan, Petersen, Hackworth
- **2023-02-15** House acceded to request
- **2023-02-15** Conferees appointed by House
- **2023-02-15** Delegates: Morefield, Marshall, Bennett-Parker
- **2023-02-21** Amended by conference committee
- **2023-02-21** Conference substitute printed 23107315D-H1
- **2023-02-22** Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-23** Conference report agreed to by House (66-Y 26-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-23** VOTE: Adoption (66-Y 26-N)
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2178ER) `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Impact statement from TAX (HB2178ER)
- **2023-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-13** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-24** Approved by Governor-Chapter 509 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-24** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0509)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/10f941b3-f73e-41e9-a431-6efc8d331a31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).