Virginia Public Procurement Act; adds to definition of professional services.
Summary
Virginia Public Procurement Act; definitions; "professional services." Adds to the definition of "professional services," for use throughout the Virginia Public Procurement Act, services of a licensed investment advisor, financial advisor, or insurance broker procured by the Department of the Treasury.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 16, 2026
Signed Apr 6, 2026
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What changed between versions
Enrolled
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Chaptered
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1 edit
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 291 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text of the definitions for the Virginia Public Procurement Act remains unchanged, though the formatting was adjusted to reflect the official chaptered version.
Scope change
The scope of applicability for the definitions in § 2.2-4301 remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
The document status changed from 'Enrolled' (approved by the Governor) to 'Chaptered' (officially published in the Virginia Acts of Assembly), adding chapter numbers and dates.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 20, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 291 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1308ER)
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26104925D
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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