Micro-business; enhancement of participation in local procurement.
Summary
Enhancement of micro-business participation in local procurement. Allows any locality to enact an ordinance to enhance micro-business participation in local government procurement practices. Such measures may include special designation of local micro-businesses, providing technical support to micro-businesses, setting target goals for micro-business participation in the local procurement process, and other reasonable measures intended to promote micro-business participation in the locality. "Micro-business" is defined as a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business with no more than 25 employees.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Signed Apr 10, 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
38
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
3
Apr 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1123 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (32-Y 7-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 3-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Introduced
Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0--N)
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100477D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joseph C. Lindsey
DDemocratic
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