Henrietta Lacks Commission; established. (HB1415)
Introduced By
Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston) with support from 77 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dawn Adams (D-Richmond), Del. Les Adams (R-Chatham), Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Rob Bloxom (R-Accomack), Del. Jeff Bourne (D-Richmond), Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax), Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg), Del. Jeff Campbell (R-Marion), Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy (D-Woodbridge), Del. Lee Carter (D-Manassas), Del. Matt Fariss (R-Rustburg), Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Buddy Fowler (R-Ashland), Del. Nick Freitas (R-Culpeper), Del. Scott Garrett (R-Lynchburg), Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock), Del. Wendy Gooditis (D-Clarke), Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City), Del. Greg Habeeb (R-Salem), Del. Cliff Hayes (D-Chesapeake), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Steve Heretick (D-Portsmouth), Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria), Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Chris Hurst (D-Blacksburg), Del. Riley Ingram (R-Hopewell), Del. Matthew James (D-Portsmouth), Del. Jay Jones (D-Norfolk), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City), Del. Barry Knight (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Paul Krizek (D-Alexandria), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Dave LaRock (R-Loudoun), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville), Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), Del. Jason Miyares (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Mike Mullin (D-Newport News), Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean), Del. Israel O'Quinn (R-Bristol), Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Brenda Pogge (R-Williamsburg), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News), Del. Margaret Ransone (R-Kinsale), Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), Del. David Reid (D-Loudoun), Del. Debra Rodman (D-Henrico), Del. Nick Rush (R-Christiansburg), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Del. Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Bob Thomas (R-Stafford), Del. Luke Torian (D-Woodbridge), Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville), Del. Kathy Tran (D-Springfield), Del. Cheryl Turpin (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt), Del. Jeion Ward (D-Hampton), Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan), Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale), Del. Tony Wilt (R-Harrisonburg), Del. Tommy Wright (R-Victoria), Del. David Yancey (R-Newport News), Sen. Lashrecse D. Aird (D-Petersburg), Sen. John Bell (D-Chantilly), Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon), Sen. Emily Brewer (R-Suffolk), Sen. John McGuire (R-Glen Allen), Sen. Todd E. Pillion (R-Abingdon), Sen. Danica Roem (D-Manassas), Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-Henrico)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Henrietta Lacks Commission; report; sunset. Creates the Henrietta Lacks Commission to establish through a public-private partnership the Henrietta Lacks Life Sciences Center in Halifax County as a cancer research and treatment center designed to (i) transform and accelerate cancer research and treatment through the use of biodata tools, (ii) provide tailored cancer treatment medicine to an underserved portion of rural Southside Virginia, and (iii) incubate new biotech businesses across the Southside Virginia region. The bill requires the Commission to annually submit a report on its interim activity and work to the Governor and General Assembly. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2021. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/15/2018 | Committee |
| 01/15/2018 | Presented and ordered printed 18104386D |
| 01/15/2018 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 01/23/2018 | Impact statement from VDH (HB1415) |
| 01/23/2018 | Referred from General Laws |
| 01/23/2018 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 01/25/2018 | Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3 |
| 01/30/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) |
| 02/01/2018 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/01/2018 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 02/02/2018 | Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources |
| 02/06/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) |
| 02/09/2018 | Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2018 | Read first time |
| 02/12/2018 | Read second time |
| 02/12/2018 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 02/12/2018 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1415E |
| 02/12/2018 | Printed as engrossed 18104386D-E |
| 02/13/2018 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 02/13/2018 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2018 | Impact statement from VDH (HB1415E) |
| 02/14/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/14/2018 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
| 02/28/2018 | Reported from Rules with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/02/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/05/2018 | Read third time |
| 03/05/2018 | Reading of amendments waived |
| 03/05/2018 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 03/05/2018 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 03/05/2018 | Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/06/2018 | Placed on Calendar |
| 03/06/2018 | Passed by for the day |
| 03/07/2018 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N) |
| 03/07/2018 | VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/09/2018 | Enrolled |
| 03/09/2018 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1415ER) |
| 03/09/2018 | Impact statement from VDH (HB1415ER) |
| 03/09/2018 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/10/2018 | Signed by President |
| 03/20/2018 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2018 |
| 03/20/2018 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018 |
| 03/30/2018 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 705 (effective 7/1/18) |
| 03/30/2018 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0705) |