---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; created."
description: "Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; created."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 1522"
citation: "Virginia SB 1522 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barker"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 43
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/769c4f9f-d7f1-4d25-a2dc-4202e0250d7b"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1522"
source_hash: "33f23760c79cd8a85951c8a61bc72b28e1c92bd8ffd1e400c8f6fc862472ef48"
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 SB 1522 (2023) — Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; created.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0671** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0671)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23106561D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1522H1)
3. **Presented and ordered printed 23102446D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1522)
4. **SB1522ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1522ER)

## Votes

- VOTE: Adoption (78-Y 14-N 1-A) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (85-Y 10-N 1-A) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- House substitute with amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barker — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-20** Presented and ordered printed 23102446D `introduction`
- **2023-01-20** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** Impact statement from DPB (SB1522)
- **2023-02-01** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-02** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-03** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on Calendar
- **2023-02-08** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-08** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10** Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13** Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-13** Committee substitute printed 23106561D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-14** Impact statement from DPB (SB1522H1)
- **2023-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-15** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-15** Committee substitute agreed to 23106561D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-15** Amendment by Delegate Knight agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-15** Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment SB1522H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-15** Passed House with substitute with amendment (85-Y 10-N 1-A) `passage`
- **2023-02-15** VOTE: Passage (85-Y 10-N 1-A) `passage`
- **2023-02-15** House substitute with amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) `amendment-failure`
- **2023-02-15** House insisted on substitute with amendment `substitution`
- **2023-02-15** House requested conference committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-15** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2023-02-15** Senators: Barker, McPike, Pillion
- **2023-02-15** Conferees appointed by House
- **2023-02-15** Delegates: Knight, Austin, Torian
- **2023-02-20** Amended by conference committee
- **2023-02-22** Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-25** Conference report agreed to by House (78-Y 14-N 1-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-25** VOTE: Adoption (78-Y 14-N 1-A)
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1522ER) `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Impact statement from DPB (SB1522ER)
- **2023-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023 `enrolled`
- **2023-03-13** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-26** Approved by Governor-Chapter 671 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-26** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0671)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/769c4f9f-d7f1-4d25-a2dc-4202e0250d7b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).