---
type: "Bill"
title: "Budget Bill."
description: "Budget Bill."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 1700"
citation: "Virginia HB 1700 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administration of Government", "Appropriations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["S. Chris Jones"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 125
vote_count: 96
first_action: "2018-12-18"
last_action: "2019-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f77f2bf-e4e4-496f-97b7-fd3403b6ff23"
source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB1700"
source_hash: "772dc1d3e2ceb1bd7dc19e071a5ebbe816ccb097161884d781cef4ee314c7d62"
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 1700 (2019) — Budget Bill.

## Version chain

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

1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0854)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://budget.lis.virginia.gov/bill/2019/1/HB1700/Chapter/)
2. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1700ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://budget.lis.virginia.gov/bill/2019/1/HB1700/Enrolled/)
3. **House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101502D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://budget.lis.virginia.gov/bill/2019/1/HB1700/Introduced/)
4. **House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1700ER2)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://budget.lis.virginia.gov/bill/2019/1/HB1700/Reenrolled/)

## Votes

- Contested committee amendment Item 1 #1h agreed to — **70–28** (pass) · lower
- Passed House — **73–25** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 205 #1h agreed to — **68–29** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 297 #3h agreed to — **54–44** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- House rejected Governor's recommendation #39 — **38–60** (fail) · lower
- House rejected Governor's recommendation #34 — **46–51** (fail) · lower
- House rejected Governor's recommendation #36 — **48–51** (fail) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 105 #1h agreed to — **58–41** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #33 — **30–8** (pass) · upper
- Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #31 — **18–20** (fail) · upper
- Contested committee amendment Item 4-5.11 #1h agreed to — **52–47** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 171 #1h agreed to — **67–30** (pass) · lower
- Uncontested committee amendments agreed to — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 340 #1h agreed to — **93–2** (pass) · lower
- House concurred in Governor's recommendation #6 — **80–19** (pass) · lower
- House concurred in Governor's recommendation #32 — **62–37** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 183 #1h agreed to — **68–31** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 187 #1h agreed to — **70–29** (pass) · lower
- House concurred in Governor's recommendation #34 — **50–49** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Appropriations with amendments — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 211 #1h agreed to — **67–32** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 433 #1h agreed to — **59–40** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 217 #1h agreed to — **71–27** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 266 #1h agreed to — **61–38** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 293 #1h agreed to — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendments rejected by House — **0–94** (fail) · lower
- House concurred in Governor's recommendation #25 — **61–38** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 136 #7h agreed to — **60–38** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 4-2.02 #1h agreed to — **51–48** (pass) · lower
- Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #4 — **18–20** (fail) · upper
- House rejected Governor's recommendation #9 — **49–50** (fail) · lower
- House concurred in Governor's recommendation #14 — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 136 #10h agreed to — **52–47** (pass) · lower
- House rejected Governor's recommendation #7 — **50–49** (pass) · lower
- House concurred in Governor's recommendation #6 — **76–23** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 167 #1h agreed to — **69–30** (pass) · lower
- House concurred in Governor's recommendation #4 — **61–37** (pass) · lower
- Senate insisted on amendments — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Special and Continuing Order — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 175 #1h agreed to — **62–36** (pass) · lower
- Motion to pass by amendment by Delegate Simon to Item 475.10 #1h agreed to — **51–48** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 201 #1h agreed to — **69–29** (pass) · lower
- House concurred in Governor's recommendation #3 — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 290 #1h agreed to — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- House concurred in Governor's recommendation #40 — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- House concurred in Governor's recommendation #'s 1,2,5,10,12,13,17,24,26,29-31,37 — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to to pass by amendment by Delegate Simon to Item 303 #1h agreed to — **51–48** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 49 #1h agreed to — **53–46** (pass) · lower
- House concurred in Governor's recommendation #36 — **51–48** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 107 #2h agreed to — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- House concurred in Governor's recommendation #23 — **66–33** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 4-14 #2h agreed to — **52–47** (pass) · lower
- House concurred in Governor's recommendation #'s 11, 16, 18-22, 27, 28 — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 395 #1h agreed to — **64–34** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 163 #1h agreed to — **69–30** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #25 — **36–2** (pass) · upper
- House rejected Governor's recommendation #38 — **49–50** (fail) · lower
- House rejected Governor's recommendation #15 — **49–50** (fail) · lower
- House rejected Governor's recommendation #35 — **45–50** (fail) · lower
- House rejected Governor's recommendation #8 — **49–50** (fail) · lower
- House concurred in Governor's recommendation #33 — **70–29** (pass) · lower
- Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #21 — **18–20** (fail) · upper
- Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #11 — **16–22** (fail) · upper
- House rejected Governor's recommendation #39 — **40–57** (fail) · lower
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #5 — **36–2** (pass) · upper
- Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #32 — **18–20** (fail) · upper
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #23 — **27–10** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate with amendments — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance with Senate amendments substituted for House amendments — **16–0** (pass) · upper
- Contested committee amendment Item 148 #1h agreed to — **72–27** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 368 #1h agreed to — **51–47** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 226 #1h agreed to — **69–30** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 156 #1h agreed to — **64–34** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 228 #1h agreed to — **65–34** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 241 #1h agreed to — **64–34** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 179 #1h agreed to — **68–31** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 346 #2h agreed to — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 3-1.01 #3h agreed to — **66–31** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 103 #2h agreed to — **87–11** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 466 #1h agreed to — **63–33** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 4-5.04 #1h agreed to — **53–46** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 62 #1h agreed to — **53–46** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 152 #1h agreed to — **70–29** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 136 #3h agreed to — **60–39** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 242 #1h agreed to — **57–42** (pass) · lower
- Motion to pass by amendment by Delegate Simon to Item 4-6.07 #1h agreed to — **51–48** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 363 #1h agreed to — **49–46** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 4-5.04 #2h agreed to — **51–48** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 475.10 #1h agreed to — **51–47** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 117 #3h agreed to — **57–42** (pass) · lower
- Contested committee amendment Item 103 #3h agreed to — **87–12** (pass) · lower
- Conference report agreed to by Senate — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Conference report agreed to by House — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation in-part — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- S. Chris Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-18** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101502D `introduction`
- **2018-12-18** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-16** Budget amendments available
- **2019-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2019-02-06** Motion for Special and Continuing Order (89-Y 0-N)
- **2019-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-02-07** Uncontested committee amendments agreed to (99-Y 0-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 1 #1h agreed to (70-Y 28-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 49 #1h agreed to (53-Y 46-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 62 #1h agreed to (53-Y 46-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 103 #2h agreed to (87-Y 11-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 103 #3h agreed to (87-Y 12-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 105 #1h agreed to (58-Y 41-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 107 #2h agreed to (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 117 #3h agreed to (57-Y 42-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 136 #3h agreed to (60-Y 39-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 136 #7h agreed to (60-Y 38-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 136 #10h agreed to (52-Y 47-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 148 #1h agreed to (72-Y 27-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 152 #1h agreed to (70-Y 29-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 156 #1h agreed to (64-Y 34-N 1-A)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 163 #1h agreed to (69-Y 30-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 167 #1h agreed to (69-Y 30-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 171 #1h agreed to (67-Y 30-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 175 #1h agreed to (62-Y 36-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 179 #1h agreed to (68-Y 31-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 183 #1h agreed to (68-Y 31-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 187 #1h agreed to (70-Y 29-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 201 #1h agreed to (69-Y 29-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 205 #1h agreed to (68-Y 29-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 211 #1h agreed to (67-Y 32-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 217 #1h agreed to (71-Y 27-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 226 #1h agreed to (69-Y 30-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 228 #1h agreed to (65-Y 34-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 241 #1h agreed to (64-Y 34-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 242 #1h agreed to (57-Y 42-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 266 #1h agreed to (61-Y 38-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 290 #1h agreed to (97-Y 1-N 1-A)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 293 #1h agreed to (97-Y 1-N 1-A)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 297 #3h agreed to (54-Y 44-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 340 #1h agreed to (93-Y 2-N 1-A)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 346 #2h agreed to (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 363 #1h agreed to (49-Y 46-N 4-A)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 368 #1h agreed to (51-Y 47-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 395 #1h agreed to (64-Y 34-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 433 #1h agreed to (59-Y 40-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 466 #1h agreed to (63-Y 33-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 475.10 #1h agreed to (51-Y 47-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 3-1.01 #3h agreed to (66-Y 31-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 4-2.02 #1h agreed to (51-Y 48-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 4-5.04 #1h agreed to (53-Y 46-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 4-5.04 #2h agreed to (51-Y 48-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 4-5.11 #1h agreed to (52-Y 47-N)
- **2019-02-07** Contested committee amendment Item 4-14 #2h agreed to (52-Y 47-N)
- **2019-02-07** Item 105 #1h - Out of order as a result of adoption of committee amendment 105 #1h
- **2019-02-07** Amendment to Item 292 #1h by Delegate LaRock withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-02-07** Motion to to pass by amendment by Delegate Simon to Item 303 #1h agreed to (51-Y 48-N)
- **2019-02-07** Amendment to Item 346 #1h by Delegate LaRock withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-02-07** Amendment to Item 395 #1h by Delegate LaRock withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-02-07** Motion to pass by amendment by Delegate Simon to Item 475.10 #1h agreed to (51-Y 48-N)
- **2019-02-07** Motion to pass by amendment by Delegate Simon to Item 4-6.07 #1h agreed to (51-Y 48-N)
- **2019-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed (99-Y 0-N)
- **2019-02-07** Passed House (73-Y 25-N) `passage`
- **2019-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2019-02-08** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2019-02-13** Reading of amendments waived
- **2019-02-13** Committee amendments agreed to
- **2019-02-13** Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 94-N)
- **2019-02-13** Senate requested conference committee
- **2019-02-13** House acceded to request
- **2019-02-13** Conferees appointed by House
- **2019-02-13** Delegates:Jones, S.C., Landes, Peace, Knight, Garrett, Torian, Sickles
- **2019-02-13** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2019-02-13** Senators:Norment, Hanger, Saslaw, Howell, Newman, Ruff, Wagner
- **2019-02-24** Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 1-N)
- **2019-03-14** Enrolled
- **2019-03-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-14** Signed by President
- **2019-03-18** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 18, 2019
- **2019-03-18** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- **2019-03-26** Governor's recommendation received by House
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar
- **2019-04-03** Passed by temporarily
- **2019-04-03** House concurred in Governor's recommendation #'s 1,2,5,10,12,13,17,24,26,29-31,37 (99-Y 0-N)
- **2019-04-03** House concurred in Governor's recommendation #'s 11, 16, 18-22, 27, 28 (99-Y 0-N)
- **2019-04-03** House concurred in Governor's recommendation #3 (99-Y 0-N)
- **2019-04-03** House concurred in Governor's recommendation #4 (61-Y 37-N)
- **2019-04-03** House concurred in Governor's recommendation #6 (80-Y 19-N)
- **2019-04-03** Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to #6
- **2019-04-03** House concurred in Governor's recommendation #6 (76-Y 23-N)
- **2019-04-03** House rejected Governor's recommendation #7 (50-Y 49-N)
- **2019-04-03** House rejected Governor's recommendation #8 (49-Y 50-N)
- **2019-04-03** Pending question ordered
- **2019-04-03** House rejected Governor's recommendation #9 (49-Y 50-N)
- **2019-04-03** House concurred in Governor's recommendation #14 (99-Y 0-N)
- **2019-04-03** House rejected Governor's recommendation #15 (49-Y 50-N)
- **2019-04-03** House concurred in Governor's recommendation #23 (66-Y 33-N)
- **2019-04-03** House concurred in Governor's recommendation #25 (61-Y 38-N)
- **2019-04-03** House concurred in Governor's recommendation #32 (62-Y 37-N)
- **2019-04-03** Pending question ordered
- **2019-04-03** House concurred in Governor's recommendation #33 (70-Y 29-N)
- **2019-04-03** House concurred in Governor's recommendation #34 (50-Y 49-N)
- **2019-04-03** Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to #34
- **2019-04-03** House rejected Governor's recommendation #34 (46-Y 51-N)
- **2019-04-03** Pending question ordered
- **2019-04-03** House rejected Governor's recommendation #35 (45-Y 50-N)
- **2019-04-03** House concurred in Governor's recommendation #36 (51-Y 48-N)
- **2019-04-03** Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to #36
- **2019-04-03** House rejected Governor's recommendation #36 (48-Y 51-N)
- **2019-04-03** House rejected Governor's recommendation #38 (49-Y 50-N)
- **2019-04-03** House rejected Governor's recommendation #39 (40-Y 57-N)
- **2019-04-03** Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to #39
- **2019-04-03** House rejected Governor's recommendation #39 (38-Y 60-N)
- **2019-04-03** House concurred in Governor's recommendation #40 (97-Y 1-N 1-A)
- **2019-04-03** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendations #'s 1-3,6,10,12-14,16-20,22,24,26-30 & 40
- **2019-04-03** Governor's recommendation adopted in-part
- **2019-04-03** Reenrolled
- **2019-04-03** Reenrolled bill text (HB1700ER2)
- **2019-04-03** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- **2019-04-03** Signed by President as reenrolled
- **2019-04-03** Reenrolled Bill communicated to Governor
- **2019-04-03** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 3, 2019
- **2019-05-02** Governor Vetoed Item 292, pages 319,320,321,322
- **2019-05-02** Approved by Governor-Chapter 854 (effective 5/2/19) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f77f2bf-e4e4-496f-97b7-fd3403b6ff23`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).