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2009 SESSION
HB 2444 Bioscience and technology-related development; Economic Development Partnership promote biosciences.
Introduced by: Mark D. Sickles | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Bioscience and technology-related development in the Commonwealth. Changes the Commonwealth Technology Research Fund (CTRF) to the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF). The CRCF establishes three new categories of awards: (i) a matching fund program to small Virginia-based technology companies that secure a federal Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) award; (ii) a matching fund to universities to leverage federal and private dollars for the commercialization of qualified research; and (iii) a loan program that would provide loans to universities and political subdivisions that seek to provide lease guarantees or letters of credit for the construction of facilities utilized in commercializing qualified research. The details of each of these programs will be developed by the Innovative Technology Authority (Authority) in conjunction with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) and the State Council on Higher Education for Virginia. However, no award from the Fund may be provided if the otherwise qualified business performs research on human cells or tissue derived from induced abortions, or from stem cells directly obtained from human embryos; excluding research conducted using stem cells other than embryonic stem cells. Additionally, no moneys from the Fund may be provided for conducting research on cells or tissues derived from induced abortions on humans, or to an entity that conducts such research in Virginia. The bill, as introduced, was a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee Studying Biosciences and Biotechnology in the Commonwealth (HJ 248).
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 095843736 pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/09 House: Printed as engrossed 095843736-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 095843736
- 01/14/09 House: Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
- 01/28/09 House: Assigned S & T sub: #1
- 02/02/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
- 02/02/09 House: Reported from Science and Technology with amendments (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/04/09 House: Read first time
- 02/05/09 House: Read second time
- 02/05/09 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/06/09 House: Read second time
- 02/06/09 House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/06/09 House: Committee amendment #2 agreed to
- 02/06/09 House: Committee amendment #1 rejected
- 02/06/09 House: Amendment by Delegate Marshall, R.G. rejected
- 02/06/09 House: Amendment by Delegate Marshall, R.G. rejected
- 02/06/09 House: Amendment by Delegate Marshall, R. G. rejected
- 02/06/09 House: Amendment severed - (F) by Delegate Marshall, R.G. rejected
- 02/06/09 House: Amendment severed - (G) by Delegate Marshall, R. G. agreed to
- 02/06/09 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2444E
- 02/06/09 House: Engrossment reconsidered by House
- 02/06/09 House: Amendment by Delegate Nixon agreed to
- 02/06/09 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2444E
- 02/06/09 House: Printed as engrossed 095843736-E
- 02/08/09 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/09/09 House: Read third time and passed House (89-Y 10-N)
- 02/09/09 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (89-Y 10-N)
- 02/10/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/10/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/23/09 Senate: Left in General Laws and Technology