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HB 546 Technology programs; Secretary of Technology to monitor, and to report on broadband com. trends.
Introduced by: Joe T. May | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Secretary of Technology; duties. Assigns to the Secretary of Technology the responsibility for developing and coordinating a comprehensive policy for research and development in the Commonwealth. The bill adds the Virginia Research and Technology Advisory Commission to the list of agencies for which he is responsible. The bill also assigns to the Secretary the tasks of monitoring and analyzing the technology investments and strategic initiatives of other states to ensure the Commonwealth remains competitive; strengthening interstate and international partnerships and relationships in the public and private sectors to bolster the Commonwealth's reputation as a global technology center; developing and implementing strategies to accelerate and expand the commercialization of intellectual property created within the Commonwealth; ensuring the Commonwealth remains competitive in cultivating and expanding growth industries, including life sciences, advanced materials and nanotechnology, biotechnology, and aerospace; and monitoring the trends in the availability and deployment of and access to broadband communications services. The bill adds the Secretary to the cabinet-level committee created to assist the Secretary of Commerce and Trade in the development of the comprehensive economic development policy for the Commonwealth; the Council on Technology Services; the Board of Trustees of the A. L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership; and the Advisory Council on Career and Technical Education to ensure a comprehensive and integrated policy for the Commonwealth on education, commerce, workforce and technology. This bill incorporates HB1467.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 045158400 pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/04 House: Committee substitute printed 045194400-H1 pdf
- 02/12/04 House: Floor substitute printed 045195400-H2 (May) pdf
- 03/19/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB546ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/21/04 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB546ER2) pdf
- 04/26/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0989) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 045158400
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
- 02/09/04 House: Reported from S.T. w/sub (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/04 House: Committee substitute printed 045194400-H1
- 02/11/04 House: Read first time
- 02/12/04 House: Read second time
- 02/12/04 House: Committee substitute rejected
- 02/12/04 House: Floor substitute printed 045195400-H2 (May)
- 02/12/04 House: Substitute by Del. May agreed to 045195400-H2
- 02/12/04 House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB546H2
- 02/13/04 House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/04 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/04 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/16/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/25/04 Senate: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/04 Senate: Read third time
- 03/01/04 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/04 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/04 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/04 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/19/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB546ER)
- 03/19/04 House: Enrolled
- 03/20/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/21/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/15/04 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/20/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/21/04 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (100-Y 0-N)
- 04/21/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 04/21/04 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/21/04 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/21/04 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/21/04 House: Reenrolled
- 04/21/04 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/21/04 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/21/04 House: Enacted, Chapter 989 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/21/04 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB546ER2)
- 04/26/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0989)