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Bill Virginia Business Ready Expedited Permitting Program; created. Virginia Business Ready Expedited Permitting Program established; report. Establishes the Virginia Business Ready Expedited Permitting Program and directs the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to designate up to two sites and four projects for participation in the Program. Sites and projects eligible for the Program shall include only (i) sites eligible for a site development grant under the Virginia Business Ready Sites Program or (ii) projects with significant local, regional, or statewide economic impact that the governing body of the locality in which the project is located has either (a) approved following a public meeting or hearing or (b) submitted, by resolution, for consideration to be included in the Program. No more than two eligible sites or projects shall be designated as part of the Program within any locality annually. The Authority shall complete a review process within 45 days of designating a site to reduce permitting conflicts and provide relevant guidance to applicants. The bill also provides that no project shall be considered eligible to enter the Program after December 31, 2027, and requires annual reporting from the Authority. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025, and expires on June 30, 2028. This bill is identical to SB 217. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2024 HB 1125 Virginia HB 1125 (2024)
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Virginia HB 1125 (2024) — Virginia Business Ready Expedited Permitting Program; created.

Virginia Business Ready Expedited Permitting Program established; report. Establishes the Virginia Business Ready Expedited Permitting Program and directs the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to designate up to two sites and four projects for participation in the Program. Sites and projects eligible for the Program shall include only (i) sites eligible for a site development grant under the Virginia Business Ready Sites Program or (ii) projects with significant local, regional, or statewide economic impact that the governing body of the locality in which the project is located has either (a) approved following a public meeting or hearing or (b) submitted, by resolution, for consideration to be included in the Program. No more than two eligible sites or projects shall be designated as part of the Program within any locality annually. The Authority shall complete a review process within 45 days of designating a site to reduce permitting conflicts and provide relevant guidance to applicants. The bill also provides that no project shall be considered eligible to enter the Program after December 31, 2027, and requires annual reporting from the Authority. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025, and expires on June 30, 2028. This bill is identical to SB 217.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0471 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 24105609D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Committee substitute printed 24108463D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB1125ER (committee substitute) — source
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101938D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 5-N) — 935 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) — 140 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N) — 200 (pass) · lower
  • Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) — 120 (pass) · upper
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 97-N) — 196 (fail) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 80 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) — 50 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Passage (94-Y 5-N) — 935 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 0-N) — 200 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Betsy B. Carr — primary (person)
  • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-01-10 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101938D filing, introduction
  • 2024-01-10 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
  • 2024-01-26 Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process referral-committee
  • 2024-02-01 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2024-02-01 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2024-02-01 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2024-02-01 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2024-02-06 Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-06 Committee substitute printed 24105609D-H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-06 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2024-02-07 Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2024-02-07 Impact statement from DPB (HB1125H1)
  • 2024-02-09 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-02-09 Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-11 Read first time reading-1
  • 2024-02-12 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-02-12 Committee substitute agreed to 24105609D-H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-12 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1125H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-13 Read third time and passed House (94-Y 5-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2024-02-13 VOTE: Passage (94-Y 5-N) passage
  • 2024-02-14 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2024-02-14 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
  • 2024-02-21 Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-21 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2024-02-28 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-28 Committee substitute printed 24108463D-S1 substitution
  • 2024-02-29 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-03-01 Impact statement from DPB (HB1125S1)
  • 2024-03-01 Read third time reading-3
  • 2024-03-01 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2024-03-01 Committee substitute agreed to 24108463D-S1 substitution
  • 2024-03-01 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1125S1 substitution
  • 2024-03-01 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2024-03-04 Senate substitute rejected by House 24108463D-S1 (1-Y 97-N)
  • 2024-03-04 VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 97-N)
  • 2024-03-05 Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2024-03-05 Senate requested conference committee referral-committee
  • 2024-03-06 House acceded to request
  • 2024-03-06 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2024-03-06 Delegates: Carr, Thomas, Phillips
  • 2024-03-07 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2024-03-07 Senators: Locke, Aird, Pillion
  • 2024-03-08 Amended by conference committee
  • 2024-03-08 Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 5-N) committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-03-08 VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 5-N)
  • 2024-03-08 Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-03-25 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2024-03-25 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1125ER) passage
  • 2024-03-25 Signed by President passage
  • 2024-03-26 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2024-03-27 Impact statement from DPB (HB1125ER)
  • 2024-03-27 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2024-03-27 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 executive-receipt
  • 2024-04-04 Approved by Governor-Chapter 471 (effective 1/1/25) executive-signature
  • 2024-04-04 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0471)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fb205c48-27e3-4760-b34b-20f5f9aa9712. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).