Technology and Science, Joint Commission on; authority to appoint, employ, and remove staff.
Summary
Joint Commission on Technology and Science; staff; authority to appoint, employ, and remove. Authorizes the Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS) to appoint, employ, and remove an executive director and such other persons as it deems necessary and determine their duties and fix their salaries or compensation within the amounts appropriated therefor. The bill removes the provision that directs the Division of Legislative Services to provide staff support to JCOTS.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Signed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 6, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 27, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Apr 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 739 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1199ER)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (68-Y 31-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (68-Y 31-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (16-Y 6-N)
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cliff Hayes
DDemocratic
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