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2022 SESSION
SB 491 Virginia African Diaspora Advisory Board; established, report.
Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia African Diaspora Advisory Board. Establishes the Virginia African Diaspora Advisory Board to advise the Governor on ways to improve economic and cultural links between the Commonwealth and African nations, with a focus on the areas of commerce and trade, agriculture, art, education, and government. The Board is composed of 18 nonlegislative citizen members, of whom at least 15 must be persons who identify as part of the African diaspora, to be appointed by the Governor. The Secretaries of Agriculture and Forestry, Commerce and Trade, and Education or their designees serve as ex officio members.
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HISTORY
- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102862D
- 01/11/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/26/22 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/22 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/09/22 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/22 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/11/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/22 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/22 House: Read first time
- 02/21/22 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/23/22 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/24/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/22 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 03/01/22 House: Reported from General Laws (20-Y 2-N)
- 03/01/22 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 03/08/22 House: Left in Appropriations