HB 2150 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Virginia Public Procurement Act; contract terms inconsistent with Virginia law.

Summary
Virginia Public Procurement Act; contract terms inconsistent with Virginia law. Provides that no public contract for information technology goods and services, as defined by the bill, may contain terms in conflict with Virginia law. The bill also provides that public contracts shall provide for the application of Virginia law and for jurisdiction in the state of Virginia regardless of the terms of the contract. The provisions of this bill only apply to a county, city, town, political subdivision, or public institution of higher education, or to a public body listed as an independent agency in the appropriation act, if its governing body has adopted such provisions as part of its procurement policies and procedures.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill adds a new section to the Virginia Public Procurement Act that prohibits public contracts for information technology goods and services from including terms that conflict with Virginia law. It specifically voids any contract provisions that choose foreign law or require dispute resolution outside Virginia courts, ensuring Virginia law and local courts apply to all such contracts.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on public contracts for information technology goods and services, with no changes to the types of entities covered (counties, cities, towns, political subdivisions, public institutions of higher education, and independent agencies).
REQUIREMENT

New legal requirement that public contracts for IT goods and services cannot include terms that conflict with Virginia law, making such terms unenforceable.

Provisions that make contracts subject to foreign law or require litigation outside Virginia are now void, with Virginia law and courts automatically applied instead.

TECHNICAL

Text formatting changes from enrolled bill format to chaptered format, including page breaks and spacing adjustments for publication.

TIMELINE

Effective date established as July 1, 2025 for any public contracts that become effective on or after that date.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

360
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
15 Yea 4
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 27 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2150ER)
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
General Laws Amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Procurement/Open Government
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Betsy Carr
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
VA
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