VA HB2245 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on April 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0796)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on April 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0796)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Virginia Research Investment Committee. Expands the role of the Virginia Research Investment Committee (the Committee) to include, in addition to awarding grants and loans from the Virginia Research Investment Fund, providing guidance and coordination in the use of public funds to support research and commercialization efforts throughout the Commonwealth. Effective January 1, 2018, the bill moves responsibility for the development of the Commonwealth Research and Technology Strategic Roadmap (the Roadmap) from the Center for Innovative Technology to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (the Council), which shall submit the plan to the Committee for approval. The Council would consult with public institutions of higher education, make recommendations on the industry sectors in which the Commonwealth should focus its research and development efforts, and establish a process for maintaining an inventory of the Commonwealth's current research and development efforts. Before implementation, the Council would submit the Roadmap to the Governor for final approval. The Roadmap would be used to determine areas of focus for awards from the Virginia Research Investment Fund and the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund. Virginia Research Investment Committee. Expands the role of the Virginia Research Investment Committee (the Committee) to include, in addition to awarding grants and loans from the Virginia Research Investment Fund, providing guidance and coordination in the use of public funds to support research and commercialization efforts throughout the Commonwealth. Effective January 1, 2018, the bill moves responsibility for the development of the Commonwealth Research and Technology Strategic Roadmap (the Roadmap) from the Center for Innovative Technology to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (the Council), which shall submit the plan to the Committee for approval. The Council would consult with public institutions of higher education, make recommendations on the industry sectors in which the Commonwealth should focus its research and development efforts, and establish a process for maintaining an inventory of the Commonwealth's current research and development efforts. Before implementation, the Council would submit the Roadmap to the Governor for final approval. The Roadmap would be used to determine areas of focus for awards from the Virginia Research Investment Fund and the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund. The bill also clarifies that the exemption from mandatory disclosure of records under the Freedom of Information Act by applicants for grants and loans from the Committee applies to certain financial records, trade secrets, and research-related information. The bill requires an applicant seeking to invoke the protections of the exemption to submit a written request to the Committee identifying the records or data for which protection is sought and stating the reason why protection is necessary. Under the bill, the exemption also applies to documents prepared exclusively for the application review by the Committee, its staff, or a reviewing entity conducting a scientific review at the request of the Committee. The closed meeting exemption is also amended to include interviews of applicants by the Committee or a reviewing entity conducting a scientific review.
Title
Virginia Research Investment Committee; expands role of Committee.
Sponsors
| Del. Chris Jones [R] |
Roll Calls
2017-04-05 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (36-Y 4-N) (Y: 36 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-04-05 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-04-05 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-04-05 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 3-N) (Y: 97 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-24 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-04-05 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-04-05 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-04-05 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 3-N) (Y: 97 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-24 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-05 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0796) | |
| 2017-04-05 | House | Enacted, Chapter 796 (effective - see bill) |
| 2017-04-05 | Senate | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 2017-04-05 | House | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 2017-04-05 | House | Reenrolled bill text (HB2245ER2) |
| 2017-04-05 | House | Reenrolled |
| 2017-04-05 | Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted | |
| 2017-04-05 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (36-Y 4-N) |
| 2017-04-05 | Senate | Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-04-05 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-04-05 | House | VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 3-N) |
| 2017-04-05 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 3-N) |
| 2017-04-05 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2017-03-20 | House | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 2017-03-13 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017 | |
| 2017-03-13 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/13/17 |
| 2017-03-10 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2017-03-07 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2017-03-07 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2245ER) |
| 2017-03-07 | House | Enrolled |
| 2017-02-22 | Senate | Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) |
| 2017-02-22 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2017-02-21 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-20 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) |
| 2017-02-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2017-02-08 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2017-02-07 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-07 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-06 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2245H1 |
| 2017-02-06 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 17104936D-H1 |
| 2017-02-06 | House | Read second time |
| 2017-02-04 | House | Read first time |
| 2017-02-03 | House | Committee substitute printed 17104936D-H1 |
| 2017-02-03 | House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (20-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-01 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-31 | House | Assigned App. sub: Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Technology |
| 2017-01-24 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2017-01-24 | House | Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-19 | House | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2017-01-19 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-18 | House | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4 |
| 2017-01-11 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2017-01-11 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101602D |
Subjects
Administration of Government
Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions
Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 2221 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 2 | 2 | 2221.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 2 | 2 | 3705.6 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 2 | 2 | 3711 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 1 | 3130 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 1 | 3133 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 1 | 3134 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
