Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; mentorship program.
Summary
Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity; mentorship program. Directs the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity to administer a mentorship pilot program under which established businesses or industry sector experts act as mentors to start-up women-owned and minority-owned businesses.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 28, 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
27
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 302 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102887D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Luke Torian
DDemocratic
Co
Candi King
DDemocratic
Co
Eileen Filler-Corn
DDemocratic
Co
Jeion Ward
DDemocratic
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