Business Assistance, Department of; abolish & transfer duties to Economic Development Partnership. (HB1522)
Introduced By
Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Watkins Abbitt (I-Appomattox), Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Del. Johnny Joannou (D-Portsmouth), Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Bud Phillips (D-Castlewood), Del. Lacey Putney (I-Bedford), Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester), Del. Terrie Suit (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Department of Business Assistance; Virginia Economic Development Partnership. Abolishes the Department of Business Assistance and transfers its duties to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. Read the Bill »
Status
02/20/2008: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/18/2008 | Committee |
| 01/18/2008 | Presented and ordered printed 082389592 |
| 01/18/2008 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 01/24/2008 | Assigned GL sub: Professional/Occupational/Adminstrative Process |
| 02/05/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1522) |
| 02/05/2008 | Referred from General Laws |
| 02/05/2008 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 02/06/2008 | Assigned App. sub: Economic Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources(Cox) |
| 02/08/2008 | Reported from Appropriations (17-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/09/2008 | Read first time |
| 02/11/2008 | Read second time and engrossed (51-Y 44-N) |
| 02/11/2008 | Read second time and engrossed (51-Y 44-N 1-A) |
| 02/11/2008 | VOTE: --- ENGROSSMENT (51-Y 44-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2008 | Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N 1-A) |
| 02/12/2008 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (51-Y 47-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2008 | Communicated to Senate |
| 02/13/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/13/2008 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 02/20/2008 | Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (8-Y 6-N 1-A) |
Comments
Does NOT Support the GRTC Position - Abolishes the Department of Business Assistance and transfers its duties to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. - The Council is tracking HB 1522 which proposed to abolish the current Department of Business Assistance (DBA) and move its functions into the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP). DBA is a small agency responsible for assisting Virginia’s existing industry (particularly small businesses) to expand and create jobs. VEDP is the Commonwealth’s marketing arm responsible for attracting new businesses to Virginia and promoting Virginia’s exports. Currently, existing industry accounts of rover 75% of job growth and investment but DBA receives less than 20% of the overall economic development funds in the budget. The GRTC has had a longstanding position that the Commonwealth should move more towards a model where equal attention – and funds – are dedicated to the businesses that are already located here, as we do trying to attract new ones. These are the businesses that are responsible for the vast majority of job and investment growth. We believe that moving DBA into VEDP would only further dilute its services and funding. We support the Administration in opposing this bill.