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| Bill | Transformer Manufacturing Expansion Grant Fund; established. | Transformer Manufacturing Expansion Grant Fund. Establishes the Transformer Manufacturing Expansion Grant Fund to provide grant installment awards between July 1, 2027, and July 1, 2041, in an amount not to exceed $5.1 million per fiscal year and in an aggregate amount not to exceed $60 million, to a qualified company that (i) engages in the manufacture of electrical transformers, (ii) executes a memorandum of understanding with the Commonwealth, and (iii) is expected to make a capital investment of at least $301 million and create and maintain at least 1,185 new full-time jobs. This bill is identical to SB 836. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 1530 | Virginia HB 1530 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 1530 (2026) — Transformer Manufacturing Expansion Grant Fund; established.
Transformer Manufacturing Expansion Grant Fund. Establishes the Transformer Manufacturing Expansion Grant Fund to provide grant installment awards between July 1, 2027, and July 1, 2041, in an amount not to exceed $5.1 million per fiscal year and in an aggregate amount not to exceed $60 million, to a qualified company that (i) engages in the manufacture of electrical transformers, (ii) executes a memorandum of understanding with the Commonwealth, and (iii) is expected to make a capital investment of at least $301 million and create and maintain at least 1,185 new full-time jobs. This bill is identical to SB 836.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Reported from Appropriations — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Reconsider R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 96–2 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Luke E. Torian — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-02-24 Presented and ordered printed 26108045D
introduction - 2026-02-24 Introduced at the request of Governor
- 2026-02-24 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
referral-committee - 2026-02-26 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
referral-committee - 2026-02-27 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-02 Fiscal Impact statement From DPB (3/2/2026 2:05 pm)
- 2026-03-03 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-03-04 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-03-05 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 2-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-03-06 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-03-06 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
referral-committee - 2026-03-09 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-10 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-10 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-10 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-11 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-11 Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-11 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-11 Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1530ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-31 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1530)
- 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 324 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0324)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f7ba569a-cd03-4c3c-b973-555cfbc9fb8a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).