---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transit Ridership Incentive Program; use of funds, improving accessibility."
description: "Transit Ridership Incentive Program; use of funds, improving accessibility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2338"
citation: "Virginia HB 2338 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McQuinn"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 46
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ecdb2adf-5404-4ef6-b7ed-fa6991ffa3e6"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2338"
source_hash: "5a7f1856569f74b796fcb2fa3a3a5e620b251957ee3673f28a34008da28f4eef"
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 2338 (2023) — Transit Ridership Incentive Program; use of funds, improving accessibility.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0797** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0797)
2. **HB2338ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2338ER)
3. **HB2338ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2338ER2)
4. **Presented and ordered printed 23103486D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2338)
5. **Printed as engrossed 23103486D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2338E)

## Votes

- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (33-Y 7-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (64-Y 35-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed Senate (24-Y 15-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 2-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Transportation (8-Y 7-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 2-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- McQuinn — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** Presented and ordered printed 23103486D `introduction`
- **2023-01-12** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #2 Transportation Infrastructure and Funding `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-01-24** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- **2023-01-26** Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-26** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26** Impact statement from DPB (HB2338)
- **2023-01-27** Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- **2023-01-30** Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-01** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-02** Committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-02** Engrossed by House as amended HB2338E
- **2023-02-02** Printed as engrossed 23103486D-E
- **2023-02-03** Read third time and passed House (64-Y 35-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-03** VOTE: Passage (64-Y 35-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2023-02-06** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09** Reported from Transportation (8-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-09** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13** Impact statement from DPB (HB2338E)
- **2023-02-14** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-15** Passed Senate (24-Y 15-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-20** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-02-20** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2338ER) `passage`
- **2023-02-20** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-21** Impact statement from DPB (HB2338ER)
- **2023-02-21** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-02** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-27** Governor's recommendation received by House `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2023-04-12** Placed on Calendar
- **2023-04-12** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 2-N)
- **2023-04-12** VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 2-N)
- **2023-04-12** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (33-Y 7-N)
- **2023-04-12** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-12** Reenrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-04-12** Reenrolled bill text (HB2338ER2) `enrolled`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
- **2023-04-12** Enacted, Chapter 797 (effective 7/1/23) `became-law`
- **2023-04-12** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0797)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ecdb2adf-5404-4ef6-b7ed-fa6991ffa3e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).