---
type: "Bill"
title: "The Budget Bill."
description: "The Budget Bill."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2021S2"
identifier: "HB 7001"
citation: "Virginia HB 7001 (2021S2)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Torian"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 42
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2021-07-30"
last_action: "2021-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d473a6d-2717-4757-ad2e-e07d0ecfeb3f"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?213+sum+HB7001"
source_hash: "365f72ec8bdf403b032c2b37a76599d1e6666ffd0f339fd07e25b7eacd1b40ea"
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 7001 (2021S2) — The Budget Bill.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?213+ful+CHAP0001)
2. **Committee substitute printed 21300382D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?213+ful+HB7001S1)
3. **Floor substitute printed 21300314D-H1 (Gilbert)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?213+ful+HB7001H1)
4. **HB7001ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?213+ful+HB7001ER)
5. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/02/21 21300144D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?213+ful+HB7001)

## Votes

- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Senate insisted on substitute (37-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (71-Y 25-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 14-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Pass By (54-Y 43-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- VOTE: Adoption (78-Y 20-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 2-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- VOTE: Adoption (0-Y 87-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- VOTE: Pass By (53-Y 43-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- VOTE: Pass By (54-Y 43-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Torian — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-07-30** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/02/21 21300144D `introduction`
- **2021-07-30** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-08-02** Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-08-02** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2021-08-03** Floor substitute printed 21300314D-H1 (Gilbert)
- **2021-08-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-08-03** Motion to pass by floor substitute agreed to (53-Y 43-N)
- **2021-08-03** VOTE: Pass By (54-Y 43-N)
- **2021-08-03** Motion to pass by Del. Davis floor amendments agreed to (54-Y 43-N)
- **2021-08-03** VOTE: Pass By (53-Y 43-N)
- **2021-08-03** Motion to pass by Del. Miyares floor amendment agreed to (54-Y 43-N)
- **2021-08-03** VOTE: Pass By (54-Y 43-N)
- **2021-08-03** Engrossed by House
- **2021-08-04** Read third time and passed House (71-Y 25-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-08-04** VOTE: Passage (71-Y 25-N)
- **2021-08-04** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2021-08-04** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-08-04** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-08-04** Committee substitute printed 21300382D-S1 `substitution`
- **2021-08-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-08-05** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2021-08-05** Reading of substitute waived
- **2021-08-05** Committee substitute agreed to 21300382D-S1
- **2021-08-05** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB7001S1
- **2021-08-05** Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 14-N) `passage`
- **2021-08-05** Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 87-N)
- **2021-08-05** VOTE: Adoption (0-Y 87-N)
- **2021-08-05** Senate insisted on substitute (37-Y 0-N)
- **2021-08-05** Senate requested conference committee
- **2021-08-05** House acceded to request
- **2021-08-05** Conferees appointed by House
- **2021-08-05** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2021-08-06** Amended by conference committee
- **2021-08-09** Conference report agreed to by House (78-Y 20-N)
- **2021-08-09** VOTE: Adoption (78-Y 20-N)
- **2021-08-09** Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N)
- **2021-08-09** Enrolled
- **2021-08-09** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-08-10** Signed by President
- **2021-08-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on August 10, 2021
- **2021-08-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., August 16, 2021
- **2021-08-10** Approved by Governor-Chapter 1 (effective 8/10/21) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9d473a6d-2717-4757-ad2e-e07d0ecfeb3f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).