Virginia African Diaspora Advisory Board; established, report.
Summary
Virginia African Diaspora Advisory Board. Establishes the Virginia African Diaspora Advisory Board to advise the Governor on ways to improve economic and cultural links between the Commonwealth and African nations, with a focus on the areas of commerce and trade, agriculture, art, education, and government. The Board is composed of 18 nonlegislative citizen members, of whom at least 15 must be persons who identify as part of the African diaspora, to be appointed by the Governor. The Secretaries of Agriculture and Forestry, Commerce and Trade, and Education or their designees serve as ex officio members.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Last action Feb 15, 2022
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 8, 2022
How they voted
22–0
Passed
Total votes 22
Feb 8, 2022
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican12
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2022
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (22-0)
house of delegates
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-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 22101838D
lower
0 primary · 27 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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