SB 527 VA

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Pharmaceutical Substance Manufacturing Grant Fund. Establishes the Pharmaceutical Substance Manufacturing Grant Fund to provide grant installment awards between July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2045, in an amount not to exceed $34 million per fiscal year and in an aggregate amount not to exceed $191,255,000, to a qualified company that (i) engages in the manufacture of pharmaceutical substances, (ii) executes a memorandum of understanding with the Commonwealth, and (iii) is expected to make a capital investment of at least $4 billion and create and maintain at least 500 new full-time jobs. This bill is identical to HB 1076.

• R. Creigh Deeds Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102905D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 22, 2026 Rereferred from Education and Health to Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) · upper
4. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB527) · upper
5. Feb 2, 2026 Rereferred from Commerce and Labor to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
7. Feb 11, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
8. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
9. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · upper
11. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
13. Feb 19, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
14. Feb 19, 2026 Read first time · lower
15. Feb 19, 2026 Referred to Committee on Appropriations · lower
16. Feb 19, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
17. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
18. Feb 27, 2026 Read second time · lower
19. Mar 2, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
20. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · lower
21. Mar 2, 2026 Passed House (92-Y 6-N 0-A) · lower
22. Mar 5, 2026 Enrolled · upper
23. Mar 5, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB527ER) · upper
24. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB527) · upper
25. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
26. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
29. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 809 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML