The House Appropriations Committee on an afternoon session reported four bills to the full House, each by unanimous roll call. Clerk records show each bill reported with a 19-0 tally.

The first measure, House Bill 1676, was presented as a Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee report and would remove a July 1, 2025, sunset from a locality program. A committee member moved to report HB 1676 and a second was recorded; the committee clerk closed the roll and the bill was reported 19-0.

The committee next considered House Bill 1702, by Delegate "Bull Boulevard" (as named in the meeting record), with a committee substitute. Members moved and seconded the substitute; the substitute was adopted and the committee reported HB 1702, 19-0.

House Bill 1948, sponsored by Delegate Boulevard in the record, would establish an Abandoned Mine Land Grant Retention Fund allowing the Department of Energy to retain federal funding received through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act under the abandoned mine grant program. A motion to report HB 1948 was made, seconded and the committee reported the bill 19-0.

Finally, House Bill 2077, introduced in the record by Delegate Kriesic, was considered with a substitute. The bill would expand eligibility for loans and grants from the Community Flood Preparedness Fund to include federally and Virginia-recognized tribes; the committee noted no fiscal impact. The committee reported HB 2077 with the substitute by a 19-0 vote.

Votes at a glance
HB 1676 — Reported 19-0. Motion to report made and seconded; removes July 1, 2025 sunset from a locality program (text not specified in transcript).
HB 1702 (substitute) — Reported 19-0. Amends the Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment Fund to assist localities facing high development costs in dense communities (substitute text not specified in transcript).
HB 1948 — Reported 19-0. Establishes an Abandoned Mine Land Grant Retention Fund to allow the Department of Energy to retain federal IIJA funding through the abandoned mine grant program (further details not specified in transcript).
HB 2077 (substitute) — Reported 19-0. Expands Community Flood Preparedness Fund loan/grant eligibility to include federally recognized and Virginia-recognized tribes; committee recorded no fiscal impact.

No further formal actions were taken on these bills during the meeting. The committee adjourned this portion of the docket and proceeded to an update on early childhood care and education.