VirginiaVirginia Public Procurement Act; preference for local products and firms, by localities.
What it does
Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for local products and firms; by localities. Allows the governing body of a county, city, or town to give preference to goods, services, and construction produced in such locality or provided by persons, firms, or corporations having principal places of business in the locality if the bid price is not more than five percent greater than the bid price of the lowest responsive and active bidder. In such a circumstance, the bill permits the bidder of goods, services, and construction produced in such locality or provided by persons, firms, or corporations having principal places of business in the locality to match the price of the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
More detail
Under current law, such preference may only be given in the case of a tie bid.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 20Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)Latest
- Feb 20Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
- Feb 17Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3Minor
- Feb 3Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and TownsMinor
- Feb 3Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Placed on Calendar
- Jan 27Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB318)
- Jan 26Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 26Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Jan 26General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
- Jan 26Read second timeMinor
- Jan 23Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Committee substitute printed 26105866D-S1Major
- Jan 23Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Jan 23Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 23Rules suspended
- Jan 21Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21General Laws and Technology Substitute
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101680DIntroduced