---
type: "Bill"
title: "Green job creation tax credit; extends sunset date."
description: "Green Job Creation Tax Credit; sunset date.Extends the sunset date of the green job creation tax credit from January 1, 2021, to January 1, 2026. The bill contains technicalamendments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 408"
citation: "Virginia HB 408 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karrie K. Delaney"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-02"
last_action: "2020-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37268a14-c325-4bcc-932b-a15df5fb0ef5"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB408"
source_hash: "61c7a4be6f31c53cccb3fbf66e5827293067e3cffcc105f9cb8e6e8a4e6382e3"
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 408 (2020) — Green job creation tax credit; extends sunset date.

Green Job Creation Tax Credit; sunset date.Extends the sunset date of the green job creation tax credit from January 1, 2021, to January 1, 2026. The bill contains technicalamendments.

## Version chain

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

1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0429)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0429)
2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB408ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB408ER)
3. **Impact statement from TAX (HB408)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB408)

## Votes

- Passed Senate with amendment (27-Y 13-N) — **27–13** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance (14-Y 7-N) — **14–7** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (64-Y 35-N) — **63–35** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Adoption (58-Y 40-N) — **57–40** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 1-N) — **14–1** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Karrie K. Delaney — primary (person)
- Danica A. Roem — cosponsor (person)
- Dawn M. Adams — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
- G. "John" Avoli — cosponsor (person)
- John J. Bell — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph D. Morrissey — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
- Wendell S. Walker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-02** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100291D `introduction`
- **2020-01-02** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-11** Impact statement from TAX (HB408)
- **2020-01-15** Reported from Finance (14-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-17** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-01-20** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2020-01-21** Read third time and passed House (64-Y 35-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-01-21** VOTE: Passage (64-Y 35-N)
- **2020-01-22** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2020-01-22** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-18** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-19** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-20** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-20** Reading of amendment waived
- **2020-02-20** Committee amendment agreed to
- **2020-02-20** Engrossed by Senate as amended
- **2020-02-20** Passed Senate with amendment (27-Y 13-N) `passage`
- **2020-02-24** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-02-24** Senate amendment agreed to by House (58-Y 40-N)
- **2020-02-24** VOTE: Adoption (58-Y 40-N)
- **2020-02-27** Enrolled
- **2020-02-27** Impact statement from TAX (HB408ER)
- **2020-02-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-02-27** Signed by President
- **2020-03-06** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2020
- **2020-03-06** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- **2020-03-23** Approved by Governor-Chapter 429 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37268a14-c325-4bcc-932b-a15df5fb0ef5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).