# Virginia SB1207: Lithium-ion Battery Separator Manufacturing Grant Fund; created, definitions.

Virginia SB1207, Lithium-ion Battery Separator Manufacturing Grant Fund; created, definitions., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Tammy Brankley Mulchi (Republican); status to governor, last action 2025-03-19 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0110)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1207
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Lithium-ion Battery Separator Manufacturing Grant Fund; created, definitions.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-19, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0110)
- Sponsor: Tammy Brankley Mulchi (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (256 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Lithium-ion Battery Separator Manufacturing Grant Fund. Establishes the Lithium-ion Battery Separator Manufacturing Grant Fund to, subject to appropriation, fund 20 annual grant award installments, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $60.597 million, to a qualified company that engages in the manufacture of lithium-ion battery separators and that executes a memorandum of understanding with the Commonwealth and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority, and that on and after July 1, 2024, but before July 1, 2045, is expected to (i) make a capital investment, defined in the bill, of at least $1.3506 billion and (ii) create and maintain at least 2,015 new full-time jobs in Pittsylvania County. This bill is identical to HB 2540.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tammy Brankley Mulchi (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Passed House | pass | 90 | 6 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 39 | 1 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-20 | Senate | Rereferred from Commerce Labor and Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2025-03-19: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0110) (Governor)
- 2025-03-19: Approved by Governor-Chapter 110 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor)
- 2025-03-03: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1207) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1207ER) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-13: Passed House (90-Y 6-N) (House)
- 2025-02-13: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-13: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-12: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-10: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-06: Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2025-02-04: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-01-30: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1207) (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 1-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Printed as engrossed 25100957D-E (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Reading of amendment waived (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Rereferred from Commerce Labor and Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1207) (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100957D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071371.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071370.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-02-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051487.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051486.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2025-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034809.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034808.PDF)
- Amendment, 2025-01-28: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031494.HTML)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018229.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018228.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
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071371.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071370.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051487.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051486.PDF)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034809.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034808.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031494.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018229.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018228.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1207-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).