Public Procurement Act; price matching by State's businesses. (HB1929)

Introduced By

Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville)

Progress

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

Description

Virginia Public Procurement Act; price matching by Virginia businesses.  Provides that whenever the lowest responsive and responsible bidder is a resident of any other state, and the difference between such bidder's bid and the bid of the next lowest responsive and responsible bidder who is a resident of Virginia is no more than five percent or $10,000, the Virginia bidder shall be given the opportunity to match the bid of the out-of-state bidder. If the Virginia bidder matches the out-of-state bid, the contract shall be awarded to the Virginia bidder. The bill requires the Division of Purchases and Supply to develop price match procedures. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/11/2011Committee
01/11/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100964D
01/11/2011Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/17/2011Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement
01/19/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB1929)
02/03/2011Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
02/03/2011Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2011Committee substitute printed 11104910D-H1
02/03/2011Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/04/2011Assigned App. sub: Technology Oversight and Government Activities
02/04/2011Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2011Read first time
02/07/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB1929H1)
02/07/2011Read second time
02/07/2011Committee substitute agreed to 11104910D-H1
02/07/2011Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1929H1
02/08/2011Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
02/08/2011VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2011Constitutional reading dispensed
02/09/2011Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/16/2011Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2011Read third time
02/21/2011Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2011Enrolled
02/25/2011Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1929ER)
02/25/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB1929ER)
02/26/2011Signed by Speaker
02/28/2011Signed by President
03/22/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 343 (effective 7/1/11)
03/22/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0343)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 1 minute.