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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1676: GO Virginia grants; matching funds; sunset repeal.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1676 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: GO Virginia grants; matching funds; sunset repeal. Primary sponsor: Eric Phillips (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

GO Virginia grants; matching funds; sunset repeal. Removes the July 1, 2025, sunset date of the program allowing a locality to use grant funds awarded by the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission as matching funds for GO Virginia grants.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eric PhillipsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse48

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N)
  2. Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
  3. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  4. Read third time and passed House (90-Y 7-N)
  5. Read second time and engrossed
  6. Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
  7. Read first time
  8. Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
  9. Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  10. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1676)
  11. Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
  12. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source