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
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Mar 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 1, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 10, 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
21
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (20-Y 2-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2022
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (20-2)
house of delegates
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102862D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JL
Jennifer L McClellan
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Todd Pillion
RRepublican
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