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2012 SESSION

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HB 767 Small Business Jobs Grant Fund Program; developed to assist small businesses job creation.

Introduced by: R. Steven Landes | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Virginia Department of Business Assistance; Small Business Jobs Grant Fund.  Clarifies that the Small Business Jobs Grant Fund Program is a component of the Virginia Jobs Investment Program. The bill also (i) authorizes the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to waive eligibility requirements, (ii) changes from 12 to 24 months the time period within which the five new positions must be created in order to qualify for a grant, (iii) requires a small business to be organized under Virginia law or maintain a principal place of business in Virginia, (iv) prohibits receiving more than one grant for the same position, and (v) requires the employee to be employed in the new full-time position for at least 90 days prior to the award of the grant.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100357D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/27/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105509D-S1  pdf
• 03/08/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB767ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/18/12  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB767ER2)  pdf
• 04/18/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0774)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100357D
• 01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/17/12  House: Assigned GL sub: #4 Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
• 01/24/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/12  House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/12  House: Read first time
• 01/31/12  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/01/12  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/12  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/02/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/27/12  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105509D-S1
• 02/29/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/12  Senate: Read third time
• 03/01/12  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 03/01/12  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105509D-S1
• 03/01/12  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB767S1
• 03/01/12  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/12  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/12  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/12  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/05/12  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 12105509D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/12  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/12  House: Enrolled
• 03/08/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB767ER)
• 03/08/12  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/09/12  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 (96-Y 0-N)
• 04/18/12  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-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 (HB767ER2)
• 04/18/12  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/18/12  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/18/12  House: Enacted, Chapter 774 (effective 7/1/12)
• 04/18/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0774)