Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority; created.
Summary
Research and development in the Commonwealth. Creates the Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority (the Authority) to oversee and support research, development, and commercialization, as well as related investment and seed-stage funding, in the Commonwealth. The Authority is governed by an 11-member Board, consisting of the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, six nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Governor, and four nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Joint Rules Committee. Existing grant, loan, and investment funds currently administered by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority and the Virginia Research Investment Committee, repealed under the bill, would be consolidated under the Authority, and the Authority would be responsible for developing an Innovation Index for the Commonwealth. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is identical to SB 576.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 11, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
59
Key actions
18
Committee
21
Apr 11, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1164 (effective - see bill)
executive
Mar 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 7-N)
lower
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 7, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1017S2
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Committee
Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 5-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1017H1
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106695D-H1
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Assigned CT & I sub: Communications
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103650D
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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