Virginia Public Procurement Act; process for competitive negotiation, etc.
Summary
Virginia Public Procurement Act; process for competitive negotiation; including employment of persons with a disability as a factor in evaluating proposals. Provides that, except with regard to contracts for architectural, professional engineering, transportation construction, or transportation-related construction services, a public body may include a proposer's employment of persons with disabilities to perform the specifications of the contract as a factor in evaluating a proposal.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 11, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
4
Apr 11, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1158 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 4, 2020
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (53-Y 43-N)
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (38-Y 1-N)
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (12-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (55-Y 43-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1078E
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with amendment (13-Y 8-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104594D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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