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HB2055

Rural Coastal Virginia Community Enhancement Authority; created, report.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Keith Hodges (R)

Session:
2017 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Rural Coastal Virginia Community Enhancement Authority.

Establishes the Rural Coastal Virginia Community Enhancement Authority, consisting of the 12 counties within the Northern Neck, Middle Peninsula, and Accomack-Northampton planning districts, if approved by the respective governing bodies. The Authority is created for the purpose of serving as a regional economic development body and represents a partnership of the Commonwealth, the planning districts, and the 12 counties of the coastal region. The Authority shall be governed by a board of up to 15 members. The Authority may seek and approve loans and solicit donations, grants, and any other funding from the Commonwealth, the federal government, and regional, local government, and private entities to carry out its purposes, powers, and duties. Also, the Authority will (i) assist the region in obtaining necessary job training or employment-related education, leadership and civic development, and business development, especially entrepreneurship for the coastal region; (ii) provide special assistance to distressed and underdeveloped counties within the coastal region; and (iii) fund demonstration projects, and conduct research, evaluations, and assessments of the coastal region's assets and needs. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/10/2017 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103874D
  • 01/10/2017 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
  • 01/16/2017 - House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
  • 01/23/2017 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2055)
  • 01/25/2017 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 01/27/2017 - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
  • 01/27/2017 - House: Committee substitute printed 17104812D-H1
  • 01/30/2017 - House: Read first time
  • 01/31/2017 - House: Read second time
  • 01/31/2017 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 17104812D-H1
  • 01/31/2017 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2055H1
  • 02/01/2017 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2055H1)
  • 02/01/2017 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/01/2017 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/02/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/02/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
  • 02/14/2017 - Senate: Reported from Local Government (12-Y 1-N)
  • 02/16/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/17/2017 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/17/2017 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
  • 02/17/2017 - Senate: Amendments by Senator Stuart agreed to
  • 02/17/2017 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 02/17/2017 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 1-N)
  • 02/21/2017 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/21/2017 - House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2017 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
  • 02/24/2017 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/24/2017 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2055ER)
  • 02/24/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/24/2017 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/27/2017 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2055ER)
  • 02/28/2017 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
  • 02/28/2017 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
  • 03/13/2017 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 388 (effective 7/1/17)
  • 03/13/2017 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0388)

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