republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2023/hb-2220.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "GO Virginia Grants; matching funds, sunset."
description: "GO Virginia Grants; matching funds, sunset."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2220"
citation: "Virginia HB 2220 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wampler"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 44
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6aa32cac-c41e-4f91-9f4a-4ef0e90a970d"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2220"
source_hash: "f5bb0b8a588d1aa771d58482c0712055c407427e157153e659da3570252935b4"
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 HB 2220 (2023) — GO Virginia Grants; matching funds, sunset.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0298** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0298)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23106923D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2220S1)
3. **HB2220ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2220ER)
4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101380D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2220)

## Votes

- Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 2-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (96-Y 4-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 2-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 4-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wampler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101380D `filing, introduction`
- **2023-01-11** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23** Impact statement from DPB (HB2220)
- **2023-01-25** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- **2023-01-27** Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-31** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2023-02-02** Read third time and passed House (96-Y 4-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-02** VOTE: Passage (96-Y 4-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2023-02-03** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-15** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-15** Committee substitute printed 23106923D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-15** Impact statement from DPB (HB2220S1)
- **2023-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-17** Reading of substitute waived
- **2023-02-17** Committee substitute agreed to 23106923D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-17** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2220S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-17** Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 2-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-21** Senate substitute rejected by House 23106923D-S1 (0-Y 99-N)
- **2023-02-21** VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
- **2023-02-22** Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 2-N) `substitution`
- **2023-02-22** Senate requested conference committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** House acceded to request
- **2023-02-23** Conferees appointed by House
- **2023-02-23** Delegates: Wampler, Austin, Rasoul
- **2023-02-23** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2023-02-23** Senators: Lewis, Ruff, Mason
- **2023-02-24** Amended by conference committee
- **2023-02-25** Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-25** Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 4-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-25** VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 4-N)
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2220ER) `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Impact statement from DPB (HB2220ER)
- **2023-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-13** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Approved by Governor-Chapter 298 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0298)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6aa32cac-c41e-4f91-9f4a-4ef0e90a970d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).