# Virginia HB1791: Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund; established and created. Virginia HB1791, Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund; established and created., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-04-02 (Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1791-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1791 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund; established and created. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-06 - Last action: 2025-04-02, Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto - Sponsor: Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 10 (273 yes, 179 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund created. Creates the Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund to assist private developers with non-utility costs associated with the installation of electric vehicle charging stations (i) in certain localities; (ii) on eligible public land, as defined in the bill; or (iii) within one mile of the boundary of eligible public land. The bill provides that a private developer may apply for a grant in an amount equal to 70 percent of the private developer's non-utility costs for the installation of such public electric vehicle charging stations. The awarding of a grant under the Program would be conditional upon an agreement with the applicant that any cost of a project not funded by a grant awarded by the Program be funded by non-federal funds. The Department of Energy shall establish guidelines for the administration of the Program, including guidelines related to the application for and award of grants. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2030. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-02 | House | House sustained Governor's veto | pass | 51 | 45 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House | pass | 56 | 42 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 8 | 6 | | | 2025-02-10 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 5 | 1 | | 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 56 | 41 | | | 2025-01-31 | House | Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) | pass | 15 | 7 | | | 2025-01-23 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 12 | 10 | | | 2025-01-21 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 6 | 4 | | ## Actions (43) - 2025-04-02: Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto (House) - 2025-04-02: House sustained Governor's veto (51-Y 45-N) (House) - 2025-03-24: Vetoed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1791) (House) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1791ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-20: Senate substitute agreed to by House (56-Y 42-N) (House) - 2025-02-19: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1791) (House) - 2025-02-10: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N 1-A) (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Committee substitute printed 25107172D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1791) (House) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed House (56-Y 41-N) (House) - 2025-02-03: Printed as engrossed 25105585D-EH1 (House) - 2025-02-03: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended (House) - 2025-02-03: Appropriations Amendment agreed to (House) - 2025-02-03: Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-02-03: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-02: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-31: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) (House) - 2025-01-30: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1791) (House) - 2025-01-24: Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources (House) - 2025-01-23: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) (House) - 2025-01-23: Committee substitute printed 25105585D-H1 (House) - 2025-01-21: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referred to Appropriations (6-Y 4-N) (House) - 2025-01-14: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 (House) - 2025-01-06: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House) - 2025-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101441D (House) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073222.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066888.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066887.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046206.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046205.PDF) - Engrossed, 2025-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037932.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037931.PDF) - Amendment, 2025-01-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037797.HTML) - Substitute, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025426.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025425.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012994.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012993.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073222.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066888.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066887.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046206.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046205.PDF) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037932.HTML) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037931.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037797.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025426.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025425.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012994.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012993.PDF) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1791-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).