Virginia Public Procurement Act; job order contracting, limitations.
Summary
Raises from $5 million to $6 million the maximum allowable sum of all jobs performed in a one-year contract term for job order contracts beginning on July 1, 2019. The bill also provides an exception to allow job order contracting in the case of safety improvements or traffic calming measures for individual job orders up to $250,000, subject to the maximum annual threshold amount as established in the bill.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 2, 2019
Signed Feb 27, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 16, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 16, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Feb 27, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 171 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1153E
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 16, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 2, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 2, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101564D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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