Specialized Biotechnology Research Performance Grant Program; established. (HB677)

Introduced By

Del. Joe May (R-Leesburg) with support from 7 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Barbara Comstock (R-McLean), Del. Tag Greason (R-Potomac Falls), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Sen. Steve Martin (R-Chesterfield)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Specialized Biotechnology Research Performance Grant Program; established.  Establishes the Specialized Biotechnology Research Performance Grant Program for nonprofit entities engaged in research, development, and production related to molecular diagnostics and drug development that enter into a performance-based memorandum of understanding with the Commonwealth prior to June 30, 2010. Grants would be paid to an eligible entity based in Fairfax County that commits in the memorandum of understanding and fulfills its obligation to (i) make a new capital investment of at least $200 million, (ii) create at least 415 new full-time jobs, and (iii) meet any other criteria set forth in the memorandum of understanding. Grants from the program to a qualified entity shall not exceed $22 million in the aggregate. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2010Committee
01/12/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103171D
01/12/2010Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
01/20/2010Reported from Science and Technology (20-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
01/20/2010Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/25/2010Assigned App. sub: Economic Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources
02/01/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB677)
02/11/2010Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/12/2010Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2010Read first time
02/15/2010Read second time and engrossed
02/16/2010Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
02/16/2010VOTE: --- PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2010Constitutional reading dispensed
02/17/2010Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/22/2010Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2010Rereferred to Finance
03/02/2010Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2010Read third time
03/03/2010Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2010Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2010Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2010Enrolled
03/10/2010Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB677ER)
03/11/2010Signed by Speaker
03/13/2010Signed by President
03/30/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB677ER)
04/11/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 562 (effective 7/1/10)
04/11/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0562)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 50 seconds.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB644.

Comments

Virginia ITSP Association, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

Commerce & Labor, Technology - Funding