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NC H1112

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

5/26/2022

Primary Sponsor

Zack Forde-Hawkins

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $6,400,000 in recurring General Fund money to the Department of Commerce for the North Carolina Biotechnology Center for fiscal year 2022-2023
  • Funds support existing operations and expansion of the NC Biotechnology Center
  • 2021 life sciences recruitment efforts yielded 19 major projects representing $4 billion in investments and 4,800+ jobs, including projects from FUJIFILM Diosynth Technologies ($2 billion), Amgen ($550 million), Thermo-Fisher Scientific ($350 million), and Abzena ($213 million)
  • Effective upon becoming law

Legislative Description

Increase NC Biotechnology Center Funding

Appropriations

Last Action

Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

5/27/2022

Committee Referrals

Appropriations5/27/2022

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