Henrietta Lacks Commission; established, report, sunset date.
Summary
Creates the Henrietta Lacks Commission to establish through a public-private partnership the Henrietta Lacks Life Sciences Center in Halifax County as a cancer research and treatment center designed to (i) transform and accelerate cancer research and treatment through the use of biodata tools, (ii) provide tailored cancer treatment medicine to an underserved portion of rural Southside Virginia, and (iii) incubate new biotech businesses across the Southside Virginia region. The bill requires the Commission to annually submit a report on its interim activity and work to the Governor and General Assembly. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2021.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2018
Last action Mar 10, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
4
Committee
9
Amendments
4
Mar 7, 2018
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Mar 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Mar 5, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Mar 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Mar 5, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
legislature
Feb 13, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1415E
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 25, 2018
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
legislature
Jan 23, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Jan 23, 2018
Committee
Referred from General Laws by voice vote
legislature
Jan 15, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Jan 15, 2018
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 18104386D
legislature
1 primary · 78 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Edmunds
RRepublican
Co
Barry Knight
RRepublican
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
Co
Brenda L. Pogge
RRepublican
Co
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Charles D. Poindexter
RRepublican
Co
Charniele Herring
DDemocratic
Co
Cheryl B. Turpin
DDemocratic
Co
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher K. Peace
RRepublican
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