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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; created."
description: "Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; created."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2479"
citation: "Virginia HB 2479 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Knight"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 53
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/802b176b-ad65-4650-8ea1-3804daead1eb"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2479"
source_hash: "e2d68fe6148960be41a8c6ec2c72ac1174545c38a38354142a8efb66dfa8620d"
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 2479 (2023) — Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; created.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **CHAP0678** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0678)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23106091D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2479H1)
3. **Committee substitute printed 23106738D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2479S1)
4. **Conference substitute printed 23107233D-H2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2479H2)
5. **HB2479ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2479ER)
6. **HB2479S2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2479S2)
## Votes
- VOTE: Adoption (87-Y 11-N 1-A) — **00** (fail) · lower
- Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 9-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 1-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
- Conference report agreed to by Senate (35-Y 4-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Finance (18-Y 1-N) — **00** (fail) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (89-Y 8-N 1-A) — **00** (fail) · lower
- VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 95-N 1-A) — **00** (fail) · lower
- Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
## Sponsors
- Knight — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-20** Presented and ordered printed 23102445D `introduction`
- **2023-01-20** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Reported from Finance (18-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-25** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** Impact statement from DPB (HB2479)
- **2023-02-01** Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-01** Committee substitute printed 23106091D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Committee substitute agreed to 23106091D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-06** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2479H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-06** Impact statement from DPB (HB2479H1)
- **2023-02-07** Read third time and passed House (89-Y 8-N 1-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07** VOTE: Passage (89-Y 8-N 1-A) `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2023-02-08** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-14** Committee substitute printed 23106738D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-14** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-15** Impact statement from DPB (HB2479S1)
- **2023-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-15** Floor substitute printed 23106891D-S2 (Barker)
- **2023-02-15** Finance and Appropriations Committee substitute rejected 23106738D-S1
- **2023-02-15** Reading of substitute waived
- **2023-02-15** Substitute by Senator Barker agreed to 23106891D-S2
- **2023-02-15** Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB2479S2
- **2023-02-15** Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 9-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-15** Senate substitute rejected by House 23106891D-S2 (0-Y 95-N 1-A)
- **2023-02-15** VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 95-N 1-A)
- **2023-02-15** Impact statement from DPB (HB2479S2)
- **2023-02-15** Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2023-02-15** Senate requested conference committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2023-02-15** Senators: Barker, McPike, Pillion
- **2023-02-15** House acceded to request
- **2023-02-15** Conferees appointed by House
- **2023-02-15** Delegates: Knight, Austin, Torian
- **2023-02-21** Amended by conference committee
- **2023-02-21** Conference substitute printed 23107233D-H2
- **2023-02-21** Conference report agreed to by House (87-Y 11-N 1-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-21** VOTE: Adoption (87-Y 11-N 1-A)
- **2023-02-22** Conference report agreed to by Senate (35-Y 4-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-22** Impact statement from DPB (HB2479H2)
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2479ER) `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Impact statement from DPB (HB2479ER)
- **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`
- **2023-03-27** Approved by Governor-Chapter 678 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-27** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0678)
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/802b176b-ad65-4650-8ea1-3804daead1eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).