Cooperative Marketing Fund; programs eligible for matching grant funds.
Summary
Provides that proposals for existing programs that have a measurable return on investment are eligible for matching grant funds under the Cooperative Marketing Fund. The bill also (i) removes the requirement that only private funds be matched and (ii) provides that guidelines established for the Fund may include a preference for proposals submitted by state agencies. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 11, 2017
Signed Mar 3, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Mar 3, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 267 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N)
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Technology
legislature
Jan 24, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 17, 2017
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 17101762D
legislature
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Daun S. Hester
DDemocratic
Co
Barry Knight
RRepublican
Co
M. Kirkland Cox
RRepublican
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