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type: "Bill"
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title: "Enterprise zones; designation."
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description: "Changes from two to three for an enterprise zone designated on or after July 1, 2005, and from two to one for an enterprise zone designated prior to July 1, 2005, the number of times the Governor may renew a five-year designation of an enterprise zone upon recommendation of the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development. This bill is identical to"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2019"
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identifier: "HB 2779"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2779 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Counties", "Cities and Towns", "Trade and Commerce"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["James E. Edmunds, II"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2019-01-18"
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last_action: "2019-03-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0b254a3-4d12-4cdd-9827-88b49df5397b"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2779"
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source_hash: "29f22756bb001216d3493fa1bc33ca94aa599b1b7f6ccae518be72707db5d5ea"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 2779 (2019) — Enterprise zones; designation.
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Changes from two to three for an enterprise zone designated on or after July 1, 2005, and from two to one for an enterprise zone designated prior to July 1, 2005, the number of times the Governor may renew a five-year designation of an enterprise zone upon recommendation of the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development. This bill is identical to
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0496)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0496)
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2. **House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/subcommitteeaction.aspx?ses=191&bil=HB2779)
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3. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2779ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2779ER)
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4. **House: Committee substitute printed 19106065D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2779H1)
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5. **House: Presented and ordered printed 19104509D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2779)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Local Government — **12–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- James E. Edmunds, II — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-18** Presented and ordered printed 19104509D `introduction`
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- **2019-01-18** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-22** Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-04** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2019-02-04** Committee substitute agreed to 19106065D-H1
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- **2019-02-04** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2779H1
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- **2019-02-05** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2019-02-06** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2019-02-20** Enrolled
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- **2019-02-20** Signed by Speaker
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- **2019-02-20** Signed by President
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- **2019-02-27** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019
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- **2019-02-27** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
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- **2019-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 496 (effective 7/1/19) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0b254a3-4d12-4cdd-9827-88b49df5397b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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