Appropriations Committee Agenda

Chair: Torian, Luke E.

Meeting Date & Time: 02/10/2025 ½ hour after adjournment of House Add to Calendar

Location: House Appropriations Committee Room - 1200

Active item: Meeting Adjourned

Video: Archived

Committee Clerk: 804-698-1942 (Cathy Jackson)

Staff Contact: 804-698-1590 (Karnes), 804-698-1832 (Cronin)

Commerce, Agriculture & Natural Resources

Bill(s) Patron Title
SB921 Hackworth Large animal veterinary grant program; State Veterinarian to establish, report.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 3.2-5901.2, relating to State Veterinarian; large animal veterinary grant program; report.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

HB2303 (Lopez)

SB927 Head Virginia Sports Tourism Grant Program; established, report.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-2320.3, relating to Virginia Sports Tourism Grant Program established; work group; report.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

HB1901 (Willett)

SB1122 Boysko Paid family and medical leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 60.2 a chapter numbered 8, consisting of sections numbered 60.2-800 through 60.2-821, relating to paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements; civil action.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

HB2531 (Sewell)

SB1207 Mulchi Lithium-ion Battery Separator Manufacturing Grant Fund; created, definitions.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 59.1 a chapter numbered 22.23, consisting of a section numbered 59.1-284.44, relating to Lithium-ion Battery Separator Manufacturing Grant Fund.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

HB2540 (Marshall)

SB1208 Lucas Current and Mature Semiconductor Technology Grant Fund; established.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 59.1 a chapter numbered 22.23, consisting of a section numbered 59.1-284.44, and by repealing Chapter 22.13 (§ 59.1-284.32) of Title 59.1, relating to Current and Mature Semiconductor Technology Grant Fund.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

HB2358 (Torian)

SB1231 Aird Virginia Investment Performance Grants; awarding of Grants.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 2.2-5101 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Investment Performance Grants.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

HB2179 (Clark)

SB1335 Marsden Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund; loan and grant program, eligible recipients.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 10.1-603.24 and 10.1-603.25 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund; loan and grant program; eligible recipients; federally recognized tribes and Virginia recognized tribes.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

HB2077 (Krizek)

Compensation & Retirement

Bill(s) Patron Title
SB1142 Obenshain Line of Duty Act; benefits for campus police and private police officers, definitions.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 9.1-101, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 9.1-400, 9.1-400.1, 9.1-401, and 9.1-402 through 9.1-404 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Line of Duty Act; campus police officers; private police officers.

Fiscal Impact

SB1201 Deeds Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; extends membership to conservation officers.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 51.1-212, as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; conservation officers.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

HB1825 (Orrock)

Elementary & Secondary Education

Bill(s) Patron Title
SB817 Rouse Public elementary & secondary schools; cardiac emergency response or emergency action plans.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-271.9, relating to public elementary and secondary schools; cardiac emergency response or emergency action plans required.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

HB1695 (Askew)

General Government and Capital Outlay

Bill(s) Patron Title
SB1121 Emergency Lucas Commonwealth of Virginia Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2025; created.

Summary: An Act to authorize the issuance of bonds, in an amount up to $206,085,243 plus financing costs, pursuant to Article X, Section 9 (c) of the Constitution of Virginia, for paying costs of acquiring, constructing, and equipping revenue-producing capital projects at institutions of higher learning of the Commonwealth; to authorize the Treasury Board, by and with the consent of the Governor, to fix the details of such bonds, to provide for the sale of such bonds, and to issue notes to borrow money in anticipation of the issuance of the bonds; to provide for the pledge of the net revenues of such capital projects and the full faith, credit and taxing power of the Commonwealth for the payment of such bonds; to provide that the interest income on such bonds and notes shall be exempt from all taxation by the Commonwealth and any political subdivision thereof; emergency.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

HB2359 (Torian)

SB1473 Lucas Six-year capital outlay plan and funding; removes certain requirement.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 2.2-1517 of the Code of Virginia, relating to six-year capital outlay plan and capital funding.

Fiscal Impact

Health & Human Resources

Bill(s) Patron Title
SB1120 Lucas Women's Health, Commission on; established, report.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 30 a chapter numbered 69, consisting of sections numbered 30-447 through 30-453, relating to Commission on Women's Health established; report.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

HB2617 (Mundon King)

Transportation & Public Safety

Bill(s) Patron Title
SB1082 McDougle Commonwealth Transportation Special Structures Program Revenue Bond Act of 2025; created.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 33.2-1524, 33.2-1700, 33.2-1701, 33.2-1708, and 33.2-1709 of the Code of Virginia, relating to transportation; Commonwealth Transportation Special Structures Program Revenue Bond Act of 2025.

Fiscal Impact

SB1144 Obenshain Commonwealth Rail Fund; funds applied to Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 33.2-1526.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Commonwealth Rail Fund; Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

HB1603 (Runion)