Virginia-Korea Advisory Board; established, report, sunset provision. (SB116)

Introduced By

Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax) with support from co-patron Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke)

Progress

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

Description

Virginia-Korea Advisory Board. Establishes the Virginia-Korea Advisory Board to advise the Governor on ways to improve mutually beneficial trade relationships between the Commonwealth and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). The Board would expire on July 1, 2019. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
12/28/2015Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100875D
12/28/2015Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/07/2016Impact statement from DPB (SB116)
01/18/2016Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/18/2016Rereferred to Finance
01/27/2016Reported from Finance (12-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2016Read second time and engrossed
02/01/2016Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2016Placed on Calendar
02/03/2016Read first time
02/03/2016Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/17/2016Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
02/18/2016Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
02/18/2016Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
02/23/2016Reported from General Laws (20-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2016Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/24/2016Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
02/29/2016Assigned App. sub: Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Technology
02/29/2016Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
03/08/2016Left in Appropriations

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 1 minute.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

SENATOR PETERSON I MOVE THE BILL PASS AND SPEAK TO THE BILL THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE THIS IS A BILL WE HAD A COUPLE OF TIMES AND PASSED WITH PRETTY GOOD NUMBERS. I THINK MAYBE INITIALLY LAST YEAR. THIS WOULD CREATE AN ADVISORY COMMISSION. ON THE ISRAEL VIRGINIAD A -- DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRADE AND INVESTMENT BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA WHICH IS THE WORLD'S 13TH LARGEST ECONOMY AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA WHICH HAS THE NATION'S THIRD LARGEST KOREAN AMERICAN MINIMAL IMPACT ON THE BUDGET AND COMMUNITY. POTENTIAL OF DEVELOPING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF COMMERCE WITH ONE OF THE WORLD'S FASTER GROWING ECONOMIES. I HOPE YOU PASS THE BILL. THANK YOU

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE QUESTION IS SHALL SENATE BILL 116 PASS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILLS AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CH ANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES 40, NOS 0 AYES 40, NOS 0. THE BILL PASSES. SENATE BILL 160, A BILL RELATING TO ARLINGTON COUNTY