republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2022/hb-358.md

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Bill	Veteran-owned small businesses; waiving of fees.	Veteran-owned small businesses; waiving of fees. Directs the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs and the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, in conjunction with the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity, to examine the waiving of fees associated with permits necessary to establish a small business for veteran-owned small businesses. This bill is identical to SB 572.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2022	HB 358	Virginia HB 358 (2022)	bill		enacted	John J. McGuire, III	3	24	6	2022-01-11	2022-04-11	openstates	ocd-bill/b0abd0f4-b235-49c2-8d81-3c5f946410a9	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB358	2bf9d5d4f1838bd7efd29a4479a0f1bd8bc7e2967c0f5c3de74a34db20d17444	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 358 (2022) — Veteran-owned small businesses; waiving of fees.

Veteran-owned small businesses; waiving of fees. Directs the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs and the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, in conjunction with the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity, to examine the waiving of fees associated with permits necessary to establish a small business for veteran-owned small businesses. This bill is identical to SB 572.

Version chain

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

1. CHAP0575 (committee substitute) — source
2. HB358ER (committee substitute) — source
3. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100769D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) — 96–0 (pass) · lower
• Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Commerce and Energy (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
• Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• John J. McGuire, III — primary (person)
• A.C. Cordoza — cosponsor (person)
• Amanda E. Batten — cosponsor (person)
• Anne Ferrell Tata — cosponsor (person)
• Bill D. Wiley — cosponsor (person)
• Carrie E. Coyner — cosponsor (person)
• Chris S. Runion — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher T. Head — cosponsor (person)
• Daniel W. Marshall, III — cosponsor (person)
• Dave A. LaRock — cosponsor (person)
• Emily M. Brewer — cosponsor (person)
• G. "John" Avoli — cosponsor (person)
• Israel D. O'Quinn — cosponsor (person)
• James A. "Jay" Leftwich — cosponsor (person)
• James E. Edmunds, II — cosponsor (person)
• James W. Morefield — cosponsor (person)
• Jason S. Ballard — cosponsor (person)
• Jeffrey L. Campbell — cosponsor (person)
• Joseph P. McNamara — cosponsor (person)
• Karen S. Greenhalgh — cosponsor (person)
• Kim A. Taylor — cosponsor (person)
• M. Keith Hodges — cosponsor (person)
• Marie E. March — cosponsor (person)
• Mike A. Cherry — cosponsor (person)
• Nicholas J. Freitas — cosponsor (person)
• Phillip A. Scott — cosponsor (person)
• Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Ronnie R. Campbell — cosponsor (person)
• Scott A. Wyatt — cosponsor (person)
• Tara A. Durant — cosponsor (person)
• Terry G. Kilgore — cosponsor (person)
• Terry L. Austin — cosponsor (person)
• Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Wendell S. Walker — cosponsor (person)
• William C. Wampler III — cosponsor (person)
• Wren M. Williams — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100769D introduction
• 2022-01-11 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy referral-committee
• 2022-01-20 Reported from Commerce and Energy (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2022-01-24 Read first time reading-1
• 2022-01-25 Impact statement from DPB (HB358)
• 2022-01-25 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
• 2022-01-26 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
• 2022-01-26 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
• 2022-01-27 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2022-01-27 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
• 2022-02-21 Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
• 2022-02-21 Rereferred to General Laws and Technology referral-committee
• 2022-03-02 Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2022-03-04 Passed by for the day
• 2022-03-07 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 2022-03-08 Read third time reading-3
• 2022-03-08 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) passage
• 2022-03-10 Enrolled
• 2022-03-10 Impact statement from DPB (HB358ER)
• 2022-03-10 Signed by Speaker
• 2022-03-11 Signed by President
• 2022-03-22 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
• 2022-03-22 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
• 2022-04-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 575 (effective 7/1/22) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b0abd0f4-b235-49c2-8d81-3c5f946410a9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).