Arts, Va. Commission for the; eliminates Va. Arts Foundation and transfers its powers & fund to Com.
Summary
Virginia Commission for the Arts; Virginia Commission for the Arts Fund. Eliminates the Virginia Arts Foundation and transfers its powers to the Virginia Commission for the Arts. The bill renames the existing Virginia Arts Foundation Fund (the Fund) as the Virginia Commission for the Arts Fund and transfers authority for expenditures and disbursements from the Fund to the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 9, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 25, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 437 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 26, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 14, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103775D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Todd Pillion
RRepublican
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