republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2023/hb-2370.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcohol safety action programs; local independent policy board to select attorneys for board."
description: "Alcohol safety action programs; local independent policy board to select attorneys for board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2370"
citation: "Virginia HB 2370 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott, D.L."]
version_count: 6
action_count: 49
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2023-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6ea9aee-82ff-437a-a372-cbc1ad6b4c30"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2370"
source_hash: "49a79c67f94afd2a91b22d260f00a353323a5b9b631ea8e7475874290213ce2a"
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 2370 (2023) — Alcohol safety action programs; local independent policy board to select attorneys for board.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0561** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0561)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23106945D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2370S1)
3. **Conference substitute printed 23107512D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2370H1)
4. **HB2370ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2370ER)
5. **Presented and ordered printed 23104141D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2370)
6. **Printed as engrossed 23104141D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2370E)

## Votes

- Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (97-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Scott, D.L. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-13** Presented and ordered printed 23104141D `introduction`
- **2023-01-13** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-27** Impact statement from DPB (HB2370)
- **2023-01-31** Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-01** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-03** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-06** Engrossed by House as amended HB2370E
- **2023-02-06** Printed as engrossed 23104141D-E
- **2023-02-07** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07** VOTE: Passage (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2023-02-08** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13** Impact statement from DPB (HB2370E)
- **2023-02-15** Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-15** Committee substitute printed 23106945D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-17** Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-20** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-20** Reading of substitute waived
- **2023-02-20** Committee substitute agreed to 23106945D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-20** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2370S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-20** Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-21** Impact statement from DPB (HB2370S1)
- **2023-02-21** Senate substitute rejected by House 23106945D-S1 (0-Y 99-N)
- **2023-02-21** VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
- **2023-02-22** Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2023-02-22** Senate requested conference committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** House acceded to request
- **2023-02-23** Conferees appointed by House
- **2023-02-23** Delegates: Scott, D.L., Adams, L.R., Williams
- **2023-02-23** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2023-02-23** Senators: Surovell, Petersen, Stuart
- **2023-02-24** Amended by conference committee
- **2023-02-24** Conference substitute printed 23107512D-H1
- **2023-02-24** Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-24** Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-24** VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 0-N)
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2370ER) `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Impact statement from DPB (HB2370ER)
- **2023-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-13** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-26** Approved by Governor-Chapter 561 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-26** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0561)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e6ea9aee-82ff-437a-a372-cbc1ad6b4c30`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).