Public Procurement Act; state agencies to include in contract that contractor use E-Verify program. (HB1859)

Introduced By

Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for business using the E-Verify program.  Requires state agencies to include in every contract over $50,000 a provision requiring the contractor to use the E-Verify program for employees who will be performing work under the contract within the Commonwealth. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/11/2011Committee
01/11/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100232D
01/11/2011Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/17/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB1859)
01/19/2011Assigned Courts sub: #3 Immigration
01/28/2011Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
02/04/2011Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (16-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2011Read first time
02/07/2011Read second time
02/07/2011Committee amendments agreed to
02/07/2011Engrossed by House as amended HB1859E
02/07/2011Printed as engrossed 11100232D-E
02/08/2011Read third time and passed House (81-Y 18-N)
02/08/2011VOTE: PASSAGE (81-Y 18-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB1859E)
02/09/2011Constitutional reading dispensed
02/09/2011Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/11/2011Assigned Courts sub: Immigration
02/21/2011Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2011Committee substitute printed 11105397D-S1
02/22/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB1859S1)
02/22/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2011Read third time
02/23/2011Reading of substitute waived
02/23/2011Committee substitute agreed to 11105397D-S1
02/23/2011Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1859S1
02/23/2011Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2011Placed on Calendar
02/24/2011Passed by temporarily
02/24/2011Senate substitute agreed to by House 11105397D-S1 (84-Y 14-N)
02/24/2011VOTE: ADOPTION (84-Y 14-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2011Enrolled
03/03/2011Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1859ER)
03/03/2011Signed by Speaker
03/04/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB1859ER)
03/06/2011Signed by President
03/25/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 573 (effective 12/1/13)
03/25/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0573)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 10 minutes.

Comments

VACOLAO, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

VACOLAO opposes any legislation that imposes unnecessary and burdensome additional regulatory or administrative requirements on Virginia residents, Virginia businesses, Virginia agencies or Virginia nonprofit organizations without any corresponding proven positive benefit for the taxpayers or the community, including requirements to participate in E-Verify, (HB 1727, Carrico; HB 1859, Anderson; HB 2333, Lingamfelter; SB 789, Watkins; SB 1049, Barker; SB 1288, McWaters)