Virginia Public Procurement Act; architectural and professional engineering term contracts.
Summary
Virginia Public Procurement Act; architecturaland professional engineering term contracts; limitations on projectfees; localities. Decreases the population threshold from 78,000to 50,000 for a locality to qualify for the exceptions from (i) the $150,000 single-project fee limit for architectural and professional engineering term contracts and (ii) the $750,000 annual aggregatetotal limit for all such projects.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Signed Apr 2, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Apr 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 618 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103623D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JB
John Bell
DDemocratic
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