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type: "Bill"
title: "Enterprise zones; extension."
description: "Enterprise zones; extension. Provides that any enterprise zone in existence as of June 30, 2024, shall be extended for a period of four years in addition to any renewal periods currently authorized by law and authorizes the Governor, upon the recommendation of the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development, to renew enterprise zones for up to four five-year renewal periods for zones designated on or after July 1, 2005, and for up to two five-year renewal periods for zones designated before July 1, 2005. This bill incorporates SB 722."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 679"
citation: "Virginia SB 679 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christopher T. Head"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-01-17"
last_action: "2024-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3eef93bf-b6f6-48ba-8143-10c823d7ecde"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB679"
source_hash: "1d0c63217553cc9a7ce0eb1bb2fb6d11f682246276e59c2b3f7faf59d1314b5c"
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 SB 679 (2024) — Enterprise zones; extension.
Enterprise zones; extension. Provides that any enterprise zone in existence as of June 30, 2024, shall be extended for a period of four years in addition to any renewal periods currently authorized by law and authorizes the Governor, upon the recommendation of the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development, to renew enterprise zones for up to four five-year renewal periods for zones designated on or after July 1, 2005, and for up to two five-year renewal periods for zones designated before July 1, 2005. This bill incorporates SB 722.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **CHAP0686** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0686)
2. **Committee substitute printed 24106541D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB679S1)
3. **Presented and ordered printed 24104092D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB679)
4. **SB679ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB679ER)
## Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **80** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **990** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **150** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Local Government with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **150** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N) — **220** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **400** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **400** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **400** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Christopher T. Head — primary (person)
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-17** Presented and ordered printed 24104092D `introduction`
- **2024-01-17** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-29** Reported from Local Government with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-01-29** Committee substitute printed 24106541D-S1 `substitution`
- **2024-01-29** Incorporates SB722 (Mulchi)
- **2024-01-29** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-29** Impact statement from DPB (SB679)
- **2024-02-06** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** Reading of substitute waived
- **2024-02-08** Committee substitute agreed to 24106541D-S1 `substitution`
- **2024-02-08** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB679S1 `substitution`
- **2024-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-08** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on Calendar
- **2024-02-14** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-14** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-16** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-16** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-21** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-21** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-02-26** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB679ER) `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Impact statement from DPB (SB679ER)
- **2024-02-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Signed by President `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled`
- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 686 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0686)
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3eef93bf-b6f6-48ba-8143-10c823d7ecde`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).