Women-owned and minority-owned businesses; enhancement measures. (SB781)

Introduced By

Sen. Don McEachin (D-Richmond) with support from co-patron Sen. Mark Herring (D-Leesburg)

Progress

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

Description

Virginia Public Procurement Act; women-owned and minority-owned businesses; remedial measures. Provides that the Governor shall require state agencies to implement appropriate enhancement or remedial measures consistent with prevailing law when a persuasive analysis exists that documents statistically significant disparity between the availability and utilization of women-owned and minority-owned businesses.

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Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
12/18/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100665D
12/18/2012Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/15/2013Assigned GL&T sub: #2
01/21/2013Impact statement from DPB (SB781)
02/04/2013Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2013Read second time and engrossed
02/05/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2013Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2013Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement
02/11/2013Placed on Calendar
02/11/2013Read first time
02/11/2013Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/12/2013Referred from General Laws
02/12/2013Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/18/2013Left in Appropriations

Map

This bill mentions Richmond.

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 54 seconds.

Comments

ACLU-VA Women's Rights and Reproductive Freedom, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

The ACLU of Virginia strongly supports this bill because it combats gender bias, allowing women owned businesses equal opportunity for growth.

ACLU-VA Legislative Agenda, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

The ACLU of Virginia supports this bill because it combats gender bias, allowing women owned businesses equal opportunity for growth.