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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 927: Virginia Sports Tourism Grant Program; established, report.

Enacted 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

SB 927 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Virginia Sports Tourism Grant Program; established, report. Primary sponsor: Chris Head (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 21, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0216).

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.

Virginia Sports Tourism Grant Program; work group; report. Creates the Virginia Sports Tourism Grant Program, to be administered by the Virginia Tourism Authority, to provide grants to sports tourism activity sponsors, defined in the bill, in order to develop and attract sports tourism activities, also defined in the bill, to the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Virginia Tourism Authority to establish guidelines and criteria for grant awards and to report annually on the Program. The bill also requires a work group of stakeholders to be convened to recommend guidelines for grant awards by the Program and report such recommendations to the General Assembly by October 31, 2025.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris HeadPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3

“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. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0216)
  2. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0216)
  3. Approved by Governor-Chapter 216 (Effective 07/01/25)
  4. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  5. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
  6. Signed by President
  7. Signed by Speaker
  8. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB927)
  9. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB927ER)
  10. Enrolled
  11. House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  12. Passed House with substitute (90-Y 7-N)

Showing 12 most recent of 38 actions. Full history

Sources

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