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VA HB 1053

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GO 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

  1. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104096D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Appropriations

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-22

    Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-23

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1053)

  5. 2026-01-28

    Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)

  6. 2026-01-30

    Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

    committee-passage

  7. 2026-02-03

    Read first time

    reading-1

  8. 2026-02-04

    Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar

  9. 2026-02-04

    Read second time and engrossed

    reading-2

  10. 2026-02-05

    Read third time and defeated by House (33-Y 64-N 0-A)

    failure,reading-3

  11. 2026-02-06

    Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

  12. 2026-02-06

    Passed by until end of 3rd Reading Regular Calendar

  13. 2026-02-06

    Passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)

    passage

  14. 2026-02-09

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  15. 2026-02-09

    Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations

    referral-committee

  16. 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

Related bills

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