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Bill Virginia Electric Vehicle Grant Fund and Program; created, report. Electric Vehicle Grant Fund and Program; creation; workgroup report. Establishes the Electric Vehicle Grant Fund and Program for the purpose of (i) awarding grants on a competitive basis to public school divisions for (a) assisting with costs of replacing diesel school buses with electric school buses; (b) the implementation of recharging infrastructure or other infrastructure needed to charge or maintain such electric school buses; and (c) workforce development and training to support the maintenance, charging, and operation of such electric school buses and (ii) projects by public, private, and non-profit Virginia entities to assist with replacing diesel-fueled vehicles and machinery with electric vehicles.  No allocation of funds shall be made to the Fund or the Program unless federal or nonstate funds are available to cover the entire cost of such allocation. The bill contains provisions relating to grant applications, priority, awards, and uses.  The Department of Environmental Quality shall convene a stakeholder workgroup to develop recommendations for establishing and administering the Fund and Program and shall report the workgroup findings to the General Assembly. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2021 HB 2118 Virginia HB 2118 (2021)
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Virginia HB 2118 (2021) — Virginia Electric Vehicle Grant Fund and Program; created, report.

Electric Vehicle Grant Fund and Program; creation; workgroup report. Establishes the Electric Vehicle Grant Fund and Program for the purpose of (i) awarding grants on a competitive basis to public school divisions for (a) assisting with costs of replacing diesel school buses with electric school buses; (b) the implementation of recharging infrastructure or other infrastructure needed to charge or maintain such electric school buses; and (c) workforce development and training to support the maintenance, charging, and operation of such electric school buses and (ii) projects by public, private, and non-profit Virginia entities to assist with replacing diesel-fueled vehicles and machinery with electric vehicles.  No allocation of funds shall be made to the Fund or the Program unless federal or nonstate funds are available to cover the entire cost of such allocation. The bill contains provisions relating to grant applications, priority, awards, and uses.  The Department of Environmental Quality shall convene a stakeholder workgroup to develop recommendations for establishing and administering the Fund and Program and shall report the workgroup findings to the General Assembly.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0418 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 21104239D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Committee substitute printed 21200387D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Conference substitute printed 21200788D-H2 (committee substitute) — source
  5. HB2118ER (committee substitute) — source
  6. HB2118S2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance with substitute (12-Y 9-N) — 129 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 14-N) — 2514 (pass) · upper
  • Senate insisted on substitute (36-Y 3-N) — 363 (pass) · upper
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N) — 2316 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) — 52 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 4-N) — 124 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N 1-A) — 5444 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N) — 096 (fail) · lower
  • Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) — 160 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Agreed To (59-Y 35-N) — 5835 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Mark L. Keam — primary (person)
  • Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
  • Hala S. Ayala — cosponsor (person)
  • Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
  • Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
  • Kenneth R. Plum — cosponsor (person)
  • Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)
  • Martha M. Mugler — cosponsor (person)
  • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Scott A. Surovell — cosponsor (person)
  • Wendy W. Gooditis — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102816D introduction
  • 2021-01-12 Referred to Committee on Finance referral-committee
  • 2021-01-16 Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3 referral-committee
  • 2021-01-28 Impact statement from DPB (HB2118)
  • 2021-01-29 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
  • 2021-02-01 Reported from Finance with substitute (12-Y 9-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-01 Committee substitute printed 21104239D-H1 substitution
  • 2021-02-02 Read first time reading-1
  • 2021-02-03 Read second time reading-2
  • 2021-02-03 Committee substitute agreed to 21104239D-H1
  • 2021-02-03 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2118H1
  • 2021-02-04 Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N 1-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2021-02-04 VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N 1-A)
  • 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)
  • 2021-02-10 Impact statement from DPB (HB2118H1)
  • 2021-02-17 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-02-17 Committee substitute printed 21200387D-S1 substitution
  • 2021-02-17 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-17 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 4-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-18 Read third time reading-3
  • 2021-02-18 Passed by for the day
  • 2021-02-19 Read third time reading-3
  • 2021-02-19 Passed by for the day
  • 2021-02-22 Read third time reading-3
  • 2021-02-22 Passed by for the day
  • 2021-02-23 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-02-23 Floor substitute printed 21200583D-S2 (Lucas)
  • 2021-02-23 Read third time reading-3
  • 2021-02-23 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2021-02-23 Committee substitute rejected 21200387D-S1
  • 2021-02-23 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2021-02-23 Substitute by Senator Lucas agreed to 21200583D-S2
  • 2021-02-23 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB2118S2
  • 2021-02-23 Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 14-N) passage
  • 2021-02-24 Placed on Calendar
  • 2021-02-24 Senate substitute rejected by House 21200583D-S2 (0-Y 97-N)
  • 2021-02-24 VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
  • 2021-02-25 Senate insisted on substitute (36-Y 3-N)
  • 2021-02-25 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 21200788D-H2
  • 2021-02-27 Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N)
  • 2021-02-27 Passed by temporarily
  • 2021-02-27 Conference report agreed to by House (59-Y 35-N)
  • 2021-02-27 VOTE: Agreed To (59-Y 35-N)
  • 2021-03-01 Impact statement from DPB (HB2118S1)
  • 2021-03-03 Impact statement from DPB (HB2118H2)
  • 2021-03-09 Enrolled
  • 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
  • 2021-03-30 Approved by Governor-Chapter 418 (effective 7/1/21) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bd88665a-9bbe-4f4e-858c-b1c3adb6d102. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).