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type: "Bill"
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title: "Green and alternative energy job creation tax credit; clarifies definition of 'green job.'"
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description: "Green and alternative energy job creation tax credit; clarifies definition of 'green job.'"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "HB 2178"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2178 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Morefield"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 48
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2023-01-11"
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last_action: "2023-03-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10f941b3-f73e-41e9-a431-6efc8d331a31"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2178"
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source_hash: "26efb83849cc138f9b8e8eb486bb16d688d33c41f1a8ab206bfc7878917530e5"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 2178 (2023) — Green and alternative energy job creation tax credit; clarifies definition of 'green job.'
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0509** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0509)
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2. **Conference substitute printed 23107315D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2178H1)
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3. **HB2178ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2178ER)
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4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101850D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2178)
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5. **Printed as engrossed 23101850D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2178E)
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## Votes
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- Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- Passed Senate with amendment (27-Y 13-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
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- VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
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- VOTE: Adoption (66-Y 26-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Morefield — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101850D `filing, introduction`
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- **2023-01-11** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-19** Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-19** Impact statement from TAX (HB2178)
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- **2023-01-27** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2023-01-27** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2023-02-01** Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2023-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-06** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-02-06** Engrossed by House as amended HB2178E
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- **2023-02-06** Printed as engrossed 23101850D-E
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- **2023-02-07** Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-02-07** VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N) `passage`
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- **2023-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2023-02-08** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-11** Impact statement from TAX (HB2178E)
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- **2023-02-14** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2023-02-14** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2023-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2023-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2023-02-15** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2023-02-15** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-02-15** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2023-02-15** Passed Senate with amendment (27-Y 13-N) `passage`
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- **2023-02-15** Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 97-N) `amendment-failure`
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- **2023-02-15** VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
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- **2023-02-15** Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 1-N)
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- **2023-02-15** Senate requested conference committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-15** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2023-02-15** Senators: McClellan, Petersen, Hackworth
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- **2023-02-15** House acceded to request
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- **2023-02-15** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2023-02-15** Delegates: Morefield, Marshall, Bennett-Parker
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- **2023-02-21** Amended by conference committee
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- **2023-02-21** Conference substitute printed 23107315D-H1
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- **2023-02-22** Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-23** Conference report agreed to by House (66-Y 26-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-23** VOTE: Adoption (66-Y 26-N)
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- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2178ER) `passage`
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- **2023-03-07** Impact statement from TAX (HB2178ER)
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- **2023-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2023-03-13** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2023-03-13** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-03-24** Approved by Governor-Chapter 509 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
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- **2023-03-24** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0509)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/10f941b3-f73e-41e9-a431-6efc8d331a31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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