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SB 646 Biotechnology Commercialization Loan Fund; created, report.
Introduced by: Janet D. Howell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Biotechnology Commercialization Loan Fund; Innovative Technology Authority. Creates the Biotechnology Commercialization Loan Fund to finance technology transfer and commercialization activities related to biotechnology inventions made, solely or in cooperation with other organizations, at qualifying institutions. The maximum amount of the fund is $3,000,000 and the maximum amount that any institution can have outstanding is $500,000. Applications will be made to and decisions will be made by a panel consisting of the President of the Center for Innovative Technology, the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget and the Executive Director of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, or their designees. Loans are to be repaid at a rate and time determined in the bill. The bill also provides that a record transmitted or delivered by a loan applicant or a loan recipient to a public body, in carrying out its duties under the bill, are excluded from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to the extent such record reveals certain proprietary information.
FULL TEXT
- 01/23/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 045183108 pdf
- 02/09/04 Senate: Printed as engrossed 045183108-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/04 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB646ER) pdf
- 04/23/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0942) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/23/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 045183108
- 01/23/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/04/04 Senate: Reported from General Laws with amd (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/04 Senate: Read second time
- 02/09/04 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/09/04 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/09/04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB646E
- 02/09/04 Senate: Printed as engrossed 045183108-E
- 02/10/04 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/04 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/12/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/04 House: Read first time
- 02/12/04 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/17/04 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 2
- 03/02/04 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/04 House: Read second time
- 03/04/04 House: Read third time
- 03/04/04 House: Amendment by Del. Marshall, R.G. agreed to (53-Y 44-N)
- 03/04/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (53-Y 44-N)
- 03/04/04 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/04/04 House: Passed House with amendment (94-Y 3-N)
- 03/04/04 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 3-N)
- 03/08/04 Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (16-Y 23-N)
- 03/08/04 Senate: VOTE: REJECT HOUSE AMENDMENT (16-Y 23-N)
- 03/09/04 House: House insisted on amendment
- 03/09/04 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/10/04 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE CONF. COMM. (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/10/04 Senate: Senators: Potts, Howell, Watkins
- 03/11/04 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/11/04 House: Delegates: Reid, Marshall, R.G., Johnson
- 03/12/04 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/04 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/04 House: Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 7-N)
- 03/12/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 7-N)
- 03/24/04 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB646ER)
- 03/24/04 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/26/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/15/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 942 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/23/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0942)