Virginia Public Procurement Act; contracts for architectural and engineering services.
Summary
Increases the maximum permissible fee for any single project encompassed in a contract for architectural or professional engineering services relating to multiple construction projects from $100,000 to $150,000.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 6, 2017
Signed Mar 13, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 343 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 16, 2017
Committee
Rereferred to Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1693E
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Jan 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Jan 6, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102626D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christopher E. Collins
RRepublican
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