DGS; public posting of contract information on central electronic procurement.
Summary
Department of General Services; public posting of contract information on central electronic procurement system. Provides for the Department of General Services to post on its central electronic procurement system awarded contracts and any modifications to such contracts. The bill also requires agencies that use the Department's central procurement website to post the same information and provides that any contract awarded pursuant to an Invitation to Bid or a Request for Proposals on or after July 1, 2021, including any subsequent modifications to the contract by a using agency, shall be posted on the Department's central electronic procurement system. The bill requires a modification made by a using agency on or after July 1, 2021, to any other contract that has two or more years remaining to be posted on the Department's central electronic procurement system, along with the original contract and any previous modifications. This bill is identical to SB 563.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 5, 2020
Signed Mar 2, 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
28
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Mar 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 47 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB544H1
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106250D-H1
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement
lower
Jan 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 5, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102487D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
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