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2012 SESSION
HB 813 Commercial space flight; funding and oversight.
Introduced by: Joe T. May | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Commercial space flight; funding and oversight. Reconstitutes the Board of the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority by reducing the number of Board members from 13 to nine and providing for all current appointments to the Board to expire on July 1, 2012. The bill provides that as of a certain date current employees of the Authority could elect not to be employed by the Authority. Any employee (i) making such election who is not rehired by another state agency or (ii) not making the election but who is not offered an opportunity to remain with the Authority would be eligible for severance benefits under the Workforce Transition Act. The bill allows the Authority to establish an alternative to the Virginia Retirement System defined benefit retirement plan for its employees as well as alternative health insurance, deferred compensation, and disability benefit plans. The bill makes several other changes to the administrative powers and duties of the Authority.
The bill limits to $50 million the outstanding principal amount of non-revenue bonds issued by the Authority at all times. For the five-fiscal year period ending June 30, 2017, each fiscal year the bill transfers $9.5 million from the Transportation Trust Fund to the Commonwealth Space Flight Fund administered by the Board of Directors of the Authority to support the capital needs, maintenance, and operating costs of facilities owned and operated by the Authority.
This bill incorporates HB 18 and is identical to SB 284.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103476D pdf | impact statement
- 02/08/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12105128D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105561D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/12 House: Conference substitute printed 12106059D-H2 pdf
- 03/15/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB813ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/18/12 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB813ER2) pdf
- 04/18/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103476D
- 01/11/12 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/16/12 House: Assigned App. sub: Transportation
- 02/06/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/12 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12105128D-H1
- 02/10/12 House: Read first time
- 02/13/12 House: Read second time
- 02/13/12 House: Committee substitute agreed to 12105128D-H1
- 02/13/12 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB813H1
- 02/14/12 House: Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/12 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/15/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/22/12 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105561D-S1
- 02/22/12 House: Incorporates HB18
- 02/23/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/12 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/24/12 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105561D-S1
- 02/24/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB813S1
- 02/24/12 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/12 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/12 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/28/12 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 12105561D-S1 (2-Y 96-N)
- 02/28/12 House: VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 96-N)
- 02/29/12 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/12 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/29/12 House: House acceded to request
- 02/29/12 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/29/12 Senate: Senators: Watkins, Herring, Wagner
- 02/29/12 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/29/12 House: Delegates: May, Sherwood, Scott, J.M.
- 03/10/12 House: Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/12 House: Conference substitute printed 12106059D-H2
- 03/10/12 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/15/12 House: Enrolled
- 03/15/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB813ER)
- 03/15/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/17/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/12 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/17/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/18/12 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 0-N)
- 04/18/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 0-N)
- 04/18/12 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/18/12 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/18/12 House: Reenrolled
- 04/18/12 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB813ER2)
- 04/18/12 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/18/12 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/18/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 779 (effective 7/1/12)
- 04/18/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779)