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HB1415

Henrietta Lacks Commission; established.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
James Edmunds (R)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. 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. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/15/2018 - House: Presented and ordered printed 18104386D
  • 01/15/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
  • 01/23/2018 - House: Impact statement from VDH (HB1415)
  • 01/23/2018 - House: Referred from General Laws
  • 01/23/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
  • 01/25/2018 - House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
  • 01/30/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
  • 02/01/2018 - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
  • 02/01/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 02/02/2018 - House: Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
  • 02/06/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
  • 02/09/2018 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/10/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/12/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 02/12/2018 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 02/12/2018 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1415E
  • 02/12/2018 - House: Printed as engrossed 18104386D-E
  • 02/13/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
  • 02/13/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
  • 02/14/2018 - House: Impact statement from VDH (HB1415E)
  • 02/14/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/14/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
  • 02/28/2018 - Senate: Reported from Rules with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
  • 03/02/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
  • 03/05/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 03/05/2018 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
  • 03/05/2018 - Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 03/05/2018 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 03/05/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/06/2018 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 03/06/2018 - House: Passed by for the day
  • 03/07/2018 - House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
  • 03/07/2018 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
  • 03/09/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/09/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1415ER)
  • 03/09/2018 - House: Impact statement from VDH (HB1415ER)
  • 03/09/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/10/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/20/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2018
  • 03/20/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
  • 03/30/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 705 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/30/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0705)

Full text and vote history:

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