Small businesses; definition to include LGBT-owned businesses.
Summary
Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity; Virginia Public Procurement Act; definition of small business; LGBT-owned business. Amends the definition of small business to includeLGBT-owned businesses, defined in the bill, for purposes of programsadministered by the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversityand the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.).
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2020
Last action Feb 11, 2020
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Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 24, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105567D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve E. Heretick
DDemocratic
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