Virginia Public Procurement Act; solar photovoltaic equipment and facilities.
Summary
Virginia Public Procurement Act; solar photovoltaic equipment and facilities. Prohibits state and local agencies from including a provision in any request for proposal, procurement agreement, contract, ordinance, policy, permit, or accompanying document that directs the exclusion from use of any materials contained in or products associated with solar photovoltaic equipment and facilities that are manufactured in the United States. This bill is identical to HB 2024.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Apr 2, 2025
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What changed between versions
General Laws and Technology Substitute
→
Chaptered
·
2 edits
MINOR
The bill was changed from a Senate substitute version to its final chaptered form. The main substantive change is that the environmental protection requirement was removed and replaced with a 'made in America' requirement, mandating that solar photovoltaic equipment and facilities be manufactured in the United States rather than meeting EPA specifications.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from requiring compliance with federal EPA environmental standards to requiring domestic manufacturing of solar equipment.
REQUIREMENT
Replaced EPA environmental standards requirement with a requirement that solar photovoltaic equipment and facilities be manufactured in the United States.
ENFORCEMENT
The bill title changed from 'environmental protection and product safety standards' to 'solar photovoltaic equipment and facilities', reflecting the new domestic manufacturing focus.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Jan 24, 2025
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Apr 2, 2025
Signed into law
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (81-Y 15-N)
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1165ER)
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (63-Y 35-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Rules (12-Y 5-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (16-Y 5-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Saddam Salim
DDemocratic
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