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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 HB 1125. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2024 SB 217 Virginia SB 217 (2024)
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Virginia SB 217 (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 HB 1125.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0501 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 24105568D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Committee substitute printed 24107627D-S2 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Committee substitute printed 24107930D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103411D (committee substitute) — source
  6. SB217ER (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage (93-Y 5-N) — 925 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — 210 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) — 039 (fail) · upper
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) — 391 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (91-Y 6-N) — 906 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Mamie E. Locke — primary (person)
  • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103411D filing, introduction
  • 2024-01-08 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
  • 2024-01-17 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2024-01-17 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-01-17 Committee substitute printed 24105568D-S1 substitution
  • 2024-01-17 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2024-02-05 Impact statement from DPB (SB217S1)
  • 2024-02-12 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-12 Committee substitute printed 24107627D-S2 substitution
  • 2024-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-02-13 Impact statement from DPB (SB217S2)
  • 2024-02-13 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-02-13 Committee substitute rejected 24105568D-S1
  • 2024-02-13 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2024-02-13 Committee substitute agreed to 24107627D-S2 substitution
  • 2024-02-13 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB217S2 substitution
  • 2024-02-13 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-02-13 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2024-02-15 Placed on Calendar
  • 2024-02-15 Read first time reading-1
  • 2024-02-15 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
  • 2024-02-20 Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-20 Committee substitute printed 24107930D-H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-22 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-02-23 Read third time reading-3
  • 2024-02-23 Committee substitute agreed to 24107930D-H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-23 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB217H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-23 Passed House with substitute (93-Y 5-N) passage
  • 2024-02-23 VOTE: Passage (93-Y 5-N) passage
  • 2024-02-23 Impact statement from DPB (SB217H1)
  • 2024-02-27 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
  • 2024-02-28 House insisted on substitute substitution
  • 2024-02-28 House requested conference committee referral-committee
  • 2024-03-01 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-03-01 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2024-03-01 Senators: Locke, Aird, Pillion
  • 2024-03-04 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2024-03-04 Delegates: Carr, Thomas, Campbell
  • 2024-03-07 Amended by conference committee
  • 2024-03-07 Passed by temporarily
  • 2024-03-07 Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 6-N) committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-03-07 VOTE: Adoption (91-Y 6-N)
  • 2024-03-08 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-03-25 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2024-03-25 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB217ER) passage
  • 2024-03-25 Signed by President passage
  • 2024-03-26 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2024-03-27 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 enrolled
  • 2024-03-27 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 executive-receipt
  • 2024-03-31 Impact statement from DPB (SB217ER)
  • 2024-04-04 Approved by Governor-Chapter 501 (effective 1/1/25) executive-signature
  • 2024-04-04 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0501)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f851a9ab-493c-416e-9711-4f8ac0661767. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).