VirginiaVirginia Public Procurement Act; preference for Virginia goods, school nutrition programs, sunset.
What it does
Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for Virginia goods; school nutrition programs; sunset extension. Provides that, in the case of procurement of goods by manufacturers, if the lowest responsive and responsible bidder is not a resident of Virginia and the bid is for agricultural products that are produced or processed in Virginia and intended for school nutrition programs, including fresh fruits, vegetables, and dairy products, and is within 20 percent of such bid, such bidder for agricultural products that are produced or processed in Virginia shall be granted the option to match the price of the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The bill amends provisions of law providing preference for Virginia goods in procurement that are set to expire on July 1, 2027.
More detail
The bill extends the sunset date of these provisions to July 1, 2028.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0262)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 262 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Mar 9Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 9Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 9Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1086)
- Mar 9Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1086ER)Major
- Mar 9EnrolledMinor
- Mar 2Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 2Read third timeMinor
- Feb 27Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 27Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 27Rules suspended
- Feb 25Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 12Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 11Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 11Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Feb 10Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 9Read first timeMinor
- Feb 5Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 26Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open GovernmentMinor
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1086)
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103267DIntroduced