Virginia Public Procurement Act; small business enhancement program, limitations. (SB1334)

Introduced By

Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville)

Progress

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

Description

Virginia Public Procurement Act; small business enhancement program; limitations. Provides that any enhancement or remedial measure authorized by the Governor for state public bodies may allow for small businesses certified by the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity or a subcategory of small businesses established as a part of the enhancement program to have a price preference over noncertified businesses competing for the same contract award, provided that the certified small business or the business in such subcategory of small businesses does not exceed the low bid by more than five percent. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102130D
01/10/2017Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/30/2017Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2017Rereferred to Finance
02/02/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1334)
02/02/2017Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/06/2017Read second time and engrossed
02/06/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2017Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2017Placed on Calendar
02/08/2017Read first time
02/08/2017Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/10/2017Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
02/14/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
02/16/2017Reported from General Laws (19-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2017Read second time
02/21/2017Read third time
02/21/2017Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/21/2017VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2017Enrolled
02/24/2017Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1334ER)
02/24/2017Signed by President
02/24/2017Signed by Speaker
02/27/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1334ER)
02/28/2017Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
02/28/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
03/16/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 578 (effective 7/1/17)
03/16/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0578)

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 45 seconds.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.



Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville): IS SIMILAR BUT NOT IDENTICAL TO THE BILL OF DELAT TORIAN, IT SAYS A LOCALITY MAY NOTIFY TENANTS OF VIOLATIONS OF HEALTH AND SAFETY ORDINANCES EITHER BY POSTING OR BY MAIL. MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE THE BILL PASS.

[Unknown]: THUS. SENATE BILL 1192, A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT A SECTION OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS AND SUPPLIER DIVERSITY, POWERS OF THE DIRECTOR, OUT OF STATE APPLICANTS FOR CERTIFICATION AS A SMALL WOMAN-OWNED OR MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS, BILL REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE GENTLEMAN FROM FAIRFAX, MR. LEMUNYON.

Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-Oak Hill): THANK YOU MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE, SENATE BILL 1192 SAYS THAT IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS BASED IN ANOTHER STATE AND WANT TO QUALIFY FOR SMALL WOMEN-OWNED