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VA HB 1340

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Virginia Electric Vehicle Grant Fund and Program; amends fund and program.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VA HB 1340 pass?

The current status of VA HB 1340 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-06): Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)

What is VA HB 1340 about?

Virginia Electric Vehicle Grant Fund and Program; public, private, or nonprofit entity under contract with public school division. Amends the Virginia Electric Vehicle Grant Fund and Program to allow moneys from the Fund to be awarded to any public, private, or nonprofit entity currently under contract with, or expected to be under contract with, a public school division to cover certain costs associated with transitioning from diesel school buses and other commercial motor vehicles, heavy equipment, or other machinery to electric school buses or other equipment that reduces air emissions. The bill also removes a provision that prohibits the allocation of funds to the Fund or the Program unless federal funds or nonstate funds are available to cover the entire cost of such allocation.

Who sponsors VA HB 1340?

Gretchen M. Bulova is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1340.

Description

Virginia Electric Vehicle Grant Fund and Program; public, private, or nonprofit entity under contract with public school division. Amends the Virginia Electric Vehicle Grant Fund and Program to allow moneys from the Fund to be awarded to any public, private, or nonprofit entity currently under contract with, or expected to be under contract with, a public school division to cover certain costs associated with transitioning from diesel school buses and other commercial motor vehicles, heavy equipment, or other machinery to electric school buses or other equipment that reduces air emissions. The bill also removes a provision that prohibits the allocation of funds to the Fund or the Program unless federal funds or nonstate funds are available to cover the entire cost of such allocation.

Introduced
2026-01-19
Latest action
2026-02-06 — Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Gretchen M. Bulovaprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-19

    Presented and ordered printed 26103590D

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-19

    Referred to Committee on Appropriations

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-23

    Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-04

    Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)

  5. 2026-02-06

    Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1340

Attribution

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