DGS; disposition of surplus materials, permit sale to military spouse-owned businesses.
Summary
Department of General Services; dispositionof surplus materials; permit sale to military spouse-owned businesses.Requires the Department of General Services to permit surplus materialsto be sold, prior to public sale or auction, to military spouse-ownedbusinesses. The bill requires the Director of the Department of SmallBusiness and Supplier Diversity to adopt reasonable regulations to implement a program to certify, upon request of the business owner,that he holds a "Military spouse-owned business" status.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 3, 2020
Signed Mar 18, 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
27
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Mar 18, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 358 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-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 (85-Y 14-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB437H1
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20105951D-H1
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (18-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement
lower
Jan 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 3, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101385D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jennifer Carroll Foy
DDemocratic
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