2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

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

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101628D
Senate
1/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
Senate
1/15/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB927)
Senate
1/21/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/22/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/22/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/22/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/23/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB927)
Senate
1/23/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/23/2025
Reading of amendment waived
Senate
1/23/2025
Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
Senate
1/23/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB927E
Senate
1/23/2025
Printed as engrossed 25101628D-E
Senate
1/24/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/5/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Committee substitute printed 25107016D-H1
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB927)
Senate
2/12/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Appropriations Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Passed House with substitute (90-Y 7-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/19/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB927ER)
Senate
2/19/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB927)
Senate
2/19/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/22/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Senate
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 216 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0216)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0216)

Amendments

SFIN Sub: Resources Amendment

SFIN Sub: Resources Amendment

Not Adopted

Finance and Appropriations Amendment

Finance and Appropriations Amendment

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House with substitute (90-Y 7-N)
2/13/2025
90
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2/10/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
1/22/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
1/21/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Chris Head
Chris Head
Republican

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/20256.1 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/19/20256.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/10/20258.3 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/23/202510.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/6/202510.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/19/2025114.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/11/2025108.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/23/2025114.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/15/2025112.5 KB