Virginia-grown food products by state agencies; DGS to establish procurement procedures to purchase. (HB398)
Introduced By
Del.
Matt Lohr (R-Harrisonburg)
Matt Lohr
(R-Harrisonburg)
Served: 2006–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Purchase of Virginia-grown food products by state agencies and institutions and local school divisions. Provides for the Department of General Services to establish procurement procedures to facilitate the purchase of Virginia-grown food products by state agencies and institutions and local public school divisions to the maximum extent possible. The bill also provides local school divisions with an exemption from competitive sealed bidding under certain circumstances when procuring Virginia-grown food products for student consumption. View Full Text »
Comments
Very glad to see this bill introduced. We know that fresh local food is healthier, required fewer preservatives, can help sustain our local farmers, who can also diversify.
Sam Nickels
Membership Team
FriendlyCityFoodCoop.com
This bill is great news. Virginia needs to support its farmers, and if DGS doesn't have procurement procedures to acquire Virginia-grown food, then it sure needs 'em, and then it needs to act on those procedures.
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