Henrietta Lacks Commission; established. (SB171)
Introduced By
Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Moneta) with support from co-patron Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton)
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 has an expiration date of July 1, 2021. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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12/28/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101389D |
12/28/2017 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
01/23/2018 | Impact statement from VDH (SB171) |
02/09/2018 | Reported from Rules with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2018 | Read second time |
02/13/2018 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/13/2018 | Committee amendment #1 agreed to |
02/13/2018 | Committee amendment #2 rejected |
02/13/2018 | Passed by temporarily |
02/13/2018 | Amendment by Senator Hanger withdrawn |
02/13/2018 | Amendments by Senator Stanley agreed to |
02/13/2018 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB171E |
02/13/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2018 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2018 | Printed as engrossed 18101389D-E |
02/14/2018 | Impact statement from VDH (SB171E) |
02/19/2018 | Placed on Calendar |
02/19/2018 | Read first time |
02/19/2018 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
02/22/2018 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2018 | Read second time |
02/27/2018 | Passed by for the day |
02/28/2018 | Read third time |
02/28/2018 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/28/2018 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/05/2018 | Enrolled |
03/05/2018 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB171ER) |
03/05/2018 | Impact statement from VDH (SB171ER) |
03/05/2018 | Signed by Speaker |
03/08/2018 | Signed by President |
03/14/2018 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 14, 2018 |
03/14/2018 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018 |
03/23/2018 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 477 (effective 7/1/18) |
03/23/2018 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0477) |