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Bill Electric vehicle rebate program; creation and funding, report, sunset date. Electric vehicle rebate program; creation andfunding; report. Creates a rebate program for the purchase or lease of new and used electric vehicles, to be administered by the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. A purchaser or lesseeof an electric vehicle would receive a $2,500 rebate at the timeof purchase, and a purchaser or lessee with an annual household incomethat does not exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty level wouldbe entitled to an additional $2,000 rebate. The motor vehicle dealerwhere the vehicle is purchased or leased would receive a refund forthe amount of the rebate and a $50 incentive payment for each rebateprocessed. Funds would be allocated from the revenues generated bythe sunset of the Virginia Coal Employment and Production IncentiveTax Credit and the Coalfield employment enhancement tax credit andprohibit the allocation of new credits on and after January 1, 2021.The bill also establishes an Electric Vehicle Rebate Advisory Councilto oversee the Electric Vehicle Rebate Program and to make recommendationsregarding its implementation. The Director of the Department of Mines,Minerals and Energy is required to report annually to the Governorand the General Assembly regarding the Program. The Program will expire on September 1, 2026. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2021 HB 1979 Virginia HB 1979 (2021)
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Virginia HB 1979 (2021) — Electric vehicle rebate program; creation and funding, report, sunset date.

Electric vehicle rebate program; creation andfunding; report. Creates a rebate program for the purchase or lease of new and used electric vehicles, to be administered by the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. A purchaser or lesseeof an electric vehicle would receive a $2,500 rebate at the timeof purchase, and a purchaser or lessee with an annual household incomethat does not exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty level wouldbe entitled to an additional $2,000 rebate. The motor vehicle dealerwhere the vehicle is purchased or leased would receive a refund forthe amount of the rebate and a $50 incentive payment for each rebateprocessed. Funds would be allocated from the revenues generated bythe sunset of the Virginia Coal Employment and Production IncentiveTax Credit and the Coalfield employment enhancement tax credit andprohibit the allocation of new credits on and after January 1, 2021.The bill also establishes an Electric Vehicle Rebate Advisory Councilto oversee the Electric Vehicle Rebate Program and to make recommendationsregarding its implementation. The Director of the Department of Mines,Minerals and Energy is required to report annually to the Governorand the General Assembly regarding the Program. The Program will expire on September 1, 2026.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0493 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 21104242D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Committee substitute printed 21200328D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Conference substitute printed 21200705D-H2 (committee substitute) — source
  5. HB1979ER (committee substitute) — source
  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102817D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N) — 0–96 (fail) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N) — 21–18 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 4-N) — 11–4 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 9-N) — 13–9 (pass) · lower
  • Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) — 16–0 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) — 13–9 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) — 5–2 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N) — 21–17 (pass) · upper
  • Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N) — 54–45 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Agreed To (54-Y 45-N) — 53–45 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • David A. Reid — primary (person)
  • Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
  • Barbara A. Favola — cosponsor (person)
  • Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
  • Delores L. McQuinn — cosponsor (person)
  • Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
  • Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
  • Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
  • Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
  • Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
  • Kenneth R. Plum — cosponsor (person)
  • Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
  • Martha M. Mugler — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
  • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
  • Wendy W. Gooditis — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102817D introduction
  • 2021-01-11 Referred to Committee on Finance referral-committee
  • 2021-01-16 Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3 referral-committee
  • 2021-01-29 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
  • 2021-01-29 Impact statement from DPB (HB1979)
  • 2021-02-01 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-02-01 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-02-01 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-02-01 Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 9-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-01 Committee substitute printed 21104242D-H1 substitution
  • 2021-02-01 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2021-02-03 Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-03 Read first time reading-1
  • 2021-02-04 Read second time reading-2
  • 2021-02-04 Committee substitute agreed to 21104242D-H1
  • 2021-02-04 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1979H1
  • 2021-02-05 Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2021-02-05 VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N)
  • 2021-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2021-02-05 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-09 Impact statement from DPB (HB1979H1)
  • 2021-02-17 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-02-17 Committee substitute printed 21200328D-S1 substitution
  • 2021-02-17 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-17 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 4-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-18 Read third time reading-3
  • 2021-02-18 Passed by for the day
  • 2021-02-18 Impact statement from DPB (HB1979S1)
  • 2021-02-19 Read third time reading-3
  • 2021-02-19 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2021-02-19 Committee substitute agreed to 21200328D-S1
  • 2021-02-19 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1979S1
  • 2021-02-19 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N) passage
  • 2021-02-23 Placed on Calendar
  • 2021-02-23 Senate substitute rejected by House 21200328D-S1 (0-Y 97-N)
  • 2021-02-23 VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
  • 2021-02-24 Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-24 Senate requested conference committee
  • 2021-02-25 House acceded to request
  • 2021-02-25 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2021-02-25 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2021-02-27 Amended by conference committee
  • 2021-02-27 Conference substitute printed 21200705D-H2
  • 2021-02-27 Conference report agreed to by House (54-Y 45-N)
  • 2021-02-27 VOTE: Agreed To (54-Y 45-N)
  • 2021-02-27 Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
  • 2021-03-01 Impact statement from DPB (HB1979H2)
  • 2021-03-09 Enrolled
  • 2021-03-09 Impact statement from DPB (HB1979ER)
  • 2021-03-09 Signed by President
  • 2021-03-11 Signed by Speaker
  • 2021-03-15 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
  • 2021-03-15 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
  • 2021-03-31 Approved by Governor-Chapter 493 (effective 7/1/21) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bcccc532-2087-4eef-8a4e-d166b185a20d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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