HB 1811 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for energy-efficient and water-efficient goods.

Summary

Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for energy-efficient and water-efficient goods. Provides that in the course of procuring goods, if a public body receives two or more bids for products that are Energy Star certified, meet Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) designated efficiency requirements, appear on FEMP's Low Standby Power Product List, or are WaterSense certified, such public body may only select among those bids.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Feb 2021

House of Delegates Passage

Jan 2021

Senate Passage

Feb 2021

Signed into Law

Mar 2021

Introduced Jan 6, 2021 Signed Mar 31, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 26, 2021

How they voted

21–12

Passed

Total votes 33

Feb 15, 2021

D Democratic17

17 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican16

4 Yea 12 Nay

75% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 31, 2021

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 469 (effective 7/1/21)

executive

Feb 27, 2021

Upper · Passed

Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 11-N)

upper

Feb 25, 2021

Lower · Passed

Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 44-N)

lower

Feb 25, 2021

Legislature · Passed

Amended by conference committee

legislature

Feb 19, 2021

Upper · Passed

Senate requested conference committee

upper

Feb 19, 2021

Introduced

Senate insisted on amendments (38-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 15, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with amendments (25-Y 14-N)

upper

Feb 15, 2021

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended

upper

Feb 15, 2021

Upper · Passed

Committee amendments agreed to

upper

Feb 15, 2021

Introduced

Reading of amendments waived

upper

Feb 10, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (11-Y 1-N 2-A)

upper

Jan 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Jan 26, 2021

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)

lower

Jan 21, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported from General Laws (13-Y 9-N)

lower

Jan 19, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)

lower

Jan 12, 2021

Committee

Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement

lower

Jan 6, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

Jan 6, 2021

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102296D

lower

1 primary · 12 co-sponsors