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Henrietta Lacks Commission; established.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

VA SB 171 · Senate Bill · 2018

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Senate
Sponsors
2
Latest action
Mar 14, 2018

What it does

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 has an expiration date of July 1, 2021.

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Mar 14, 2018

  4. Law (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

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