Commercial space flight; funding and oversight. (SB284)
Introduced By
Sen. Mark Herring (D-Leesburg) with support from co-patron Sen. Jeff McWaters (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Commercial space flight; funding and oversight. Reconstitutes the Board of the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority by reducing the number of Board members from 13 to nine and providing for all current appointments to the Board to expire on July 1, 2012. The bill provides that as of a certain date current employees of the Authority could elect not to be employed by the Authority. Any employee (i) making such election who is not rehired by another state agency, and (ii) not making the election but who is not offered an opportunity to remain with the Authority would be eligible for severance benefits under the Workforce Transition Act. The bill allows the Authority to establish an alternative to the Virginia Retirement System defined benefit retirement plan for its employees. The bill makes several other changes to the administrative powers and duties of the Authority.
The bill provides for $15 million in each fiscal year from the 0.50 percent retail sales and use tax that is dedicated to the Transportation Trust Fund to be set aside as the Commonwealth Space Flight Fund, to be used to support the capital needs, maintenance, and operating costs of facilities owned and operated by the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority.
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 |
01/10/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103597D |
01/10/2012 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
02/03/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (SB284) |
02/06/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (SB284) |
02/08/2012 | Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12105117D-S1 |
02/08/2012 | Substitute bill reprinted 12105117D-S1 |
02/09/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2012 | Read second time |
02/10/2012 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/10/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to 12105117D-S1 |
02/10/2012 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB284S1 |
02/10/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (SB284S1) |
02/13/2012 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
02/15/2012 | Read first time |
02/15/2012 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/17/2012 | Assigned App. sub: Transportation |
02/27/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) |
02/27/2012 | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/27/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12105652D-H1 |
02/28/2012 | Read second time |
02/28/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (SB284H1) |
02/29/2012 | Read third time |
02/29/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to 12105652D-H1 |
02/29/2012 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB284H1 |
02/29/2012 | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
02/29/2012 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/29/2012 | House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) (see vote tally) |
02/29/2012 | House insisted on substitute |
02/29/2012 | House requested conference committee |
02/29/2012 | Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/29/2012 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
02/29/2012 | Senators: Watkins, Herring, Wagner |
02/29/2012 | Conferees appointed by House |
02/29/2012 | Delegates: May, Sherwood, Scott, J.M. |
03/10/2012 | Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 2-N) |
03/10/2012 | VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
03/10/2012 | Conference substitute printed 12106074D-S2 |
03/10/2012 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
03/15/2012 | Enrolled |
03/15/2012 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB284ER) |
03/15/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (SB284ER) |
03/15/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
03/17/2012 | Signed by President |
04/09/2012 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
04/17/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
04/18/2012 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/18/2012 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N) |
04/18/2012 | VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/18/2012 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
04/18/2012 | Reenrolled |
04/18/2012 | Reenrolled bill text (SB284ER2) |
04/18/2012 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
04/18/2012 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
04/18/2012 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 817 (effective 7/1/12) |
04/18/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0817) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 6 clips in all, totaling 7 minutes.