VA HB 1053
Status unknownGO Virginia grants; matching funds.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 1053 pass?
The current status of VA HB 1053 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-25): Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
What is VA HB 1053 about?
GO Virginia grants; matching funds. Reinstates the program that previously expired on July 1, 2025, allowing a locality to use grant funds awarded by the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission as matching funds for GO Virginia grants.
Who sponsors VA HB 1053?
Eric Phillips is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1053, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
GO Virginia grants; matching funds. Reinstates the program that previously expired on July 1, 2025, allowing a locality to use grant funds awarded by the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission as matching funds for GO Virginia grants.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-14
- Latest action
- 2026-02-25 — Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Eric Phillipsprimary
- Mitchell Cornettcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-14
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104096D
filing,introduction
2026-01-14
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-01-22
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
referral-committee
2026-01-23
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1053)
2026-01-28
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
2026-01-30
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-03
Read first time
reading-1
2026-02-04
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
2026-02-04
Read second time and engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-05
Read third time and defeated by House (33-Y 64-N 0-A)
failure,reading-3
2026-02-06
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
2026-02-06
Passed by until end of 3rd Reading Regular Calendar
2026-02-06
Passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)
passage
2026-02-09
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-09
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-02-25
Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
deferral
Versions
Documents
Votes
Subcommittee recommends reporting
2026-01-28 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: not voting
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: not voting
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
Reported from Appropriations
2026-01-30 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Luke E. Torian: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: not voting
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- James W. Morefield: yes
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
H VOTE:
2026-02-05 · fail · 33-64
Member-level votes (100)
- Jessica L. Anderson: no
- Bonita G. Anthony: no
- Alex Q. Askew: no
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- Jason S. Ballard: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: no
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- Gretchen M. Bulova: no
- Katrina Callsen: no
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: no
- Betsy B. Carr: no
- Stacey Annie Carroll: no
- Mike A. Cherry: yes
- Nadarius E. Clark: no
- Laura Jane Cohen: no
- Joshua G. Cole: no
- Nicole Cole: no
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: no
- Mitchell Cornett: yes
- Rae Cousins: no
- Will Davis: yes
- Karrie K. Delaney: no
- Lindsey Dougherty: no
- Mark C. Downey: no
- Michael B. Feggans: no
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
- Lily V. Franklin: no
- Margaret A. Franklin: not voting
- Debra D. Gardner: no
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: yes
- Jackie H. Glass: no
- Timothy P. Griffin: yes
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: no
- Karen Hamilton: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: no
- Dan I. Helmer: no
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: no
- Phil M. Hernandez: no
- Charniele L. Herring: no
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Patrick A. Hope: no
- Hillary Pugh Kent: yes
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: no
- Terry G. Kilgore: yes
- Barry D. Knight: not voting
- Paul E. Krizek: no
- Amy J. Laufer: no
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich: yes
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: no
- Alfonso H. Lopez: no
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: no
- Marty Martinez: no
- John Chilton McAuliff: no
- Adele Y. McClure: no
- Garrett McGuire: no
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
- Joseph P. McNamara: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: no
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: no
- James W. Morefield: yes
- May Nivar: no
- Delores Oates: yes
- Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
- Justin Pence: yes
- Eric Phillips: yes
- Kimberly Pope Adams: no
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: no
- Sam Rasoul: no
- Atoosa R. Reaser: no
- David A. Reid: no
- Chris S. Runion: yes
- Charlie Schmidt: no
- Don Scott: no
- Phillip A. Scott: not voting
- Holly M. Seibold: no
- Briana D. Sewell: no
- Irene Shin: no
- Marcus B. Simon: no
- Shelly A. Simonds: no
- JJ Singh: no
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: no
- Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: no
- Virgil Thornton: no
- Luke E. Torian: no
- Kathy K.L. Tran: no
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
- Wendell S. Walker: no
- Jeion A. Ward: no
- R. Lee Ware: yes
- Vivian E. Watts: no
- Michael J. Webert: yes
- Madison Whittle: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: no
- Wren M. Williams: yes
- Tony O. Wilt: yes
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Eric R. Zehr: yes
H VOTE:
2026-02-06 · pass · 97-1
Member-level votes (100)
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- Jason S. Ballard: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
- Katrina Callsen: yes
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
- Mike A. Cherry: yes
- Nadarius E. Clark: yes
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Joshua G. Cole: yes
- Nicole Cole: yes
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: not voting
- Mitchell Cornett: yes
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Will Davis: yes
- Karrie K. Delaney: yes
- Lindsey Dougherty: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
- Lily V. Franklin: yes
- Margaret A. Franklin: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: yes
- Jackie H. Glass: yes
- Timothy P. Griffin: yes
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
- Karen Hamilton: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Hillary Pugh Kent: yes
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
- Terry G. Kilgore: yes
- Barry D. Knight: not voting
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich: yes
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
- Marty Martinez: yes
- John Chilton McAuliff: yes
- Adele Y. McClure: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
- Joseph P. McNamara: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
- James W. Morefield: yes
- May Nivar: yes
- Delores Oates: yes
- Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
- Justin Pence: yes
- Eric Phillips: yes
- Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Chris S. Runion: yes
- Charlie Schmidt: yes
- Don Scott: yes
- Phillip A. Scott: no
- Holly M. Seibold: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Marcus B. Simon: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- JJ Singh: yes
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
- Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Virgil Thornton: yes
- Luke E. Torian: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
- Wendell S. Walker: yes
- Jeion A. Ward: yes
- R. Lee Ware: yes
- Vivian E. Watts: yes
- Michael J. Webert: yes
- Madison Whittle: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Wren M. Williams: yes
- Tony O. Wilt: yes
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Eric R. Zehr: yes
Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations
2026-02-25 · pass · 10-5
Member-level votes (15)
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: no
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- Richard H. Stuart: no
- Bryce E. Reeves: no
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: no
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
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