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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 1811 Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for energy-efficient and water-efficient goods.
Introduced by: Dan I. Helmer | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for energy-efficient and water-efficient goods. Provides that in the course of procuring goods, if a state agency receives two or more bids for products that are Energy Star certified, meet Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)-designated efficiency requirements, appear on FEMP's Low Standby Power Product List, or are WaterSense certified, such state agency may only select among those bids. The bill also provides that in the course of procuring goods, if a local public body receives two or more bids for such products, such local public body may only select among those bids unless, before selecting a different bid, the local public body provides a written statement that demonstrates the cost of the products that are Energy Star certified, meet FEMP-designated efficiency requirements, appear on FEMP's Low Standby Power Product List, or are WaterSense certified was unreasonable.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102296D pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/21 House: Conference substitute printed 21200648D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/09/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1811ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/31/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0469) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/06/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102296D
- 01/06/21 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/12/21 House: Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement
- 01/19/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/21/21 House: Reported from General Laws (13-Y 9-N)
- 01/22/21 House: Read first time
- 01/25/21 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/26/21 House: Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)
- 01/26/21 House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N)
- 01/27/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/27/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/21 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (11-Y 1-N 2-A)
- 02/12/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/21 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/15/21 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/15/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/15/21 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (25-Y 14-N)
- 02/17/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/21 House: Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 99-N)
- 02/17/21 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
- 02/19/21 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/21 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/22/21 House: House acceded to request
- 02/22/21 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/22/21 House: Delegates: Helmer, Carr, Rush
- 02/23/21 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/23/21 Senate: Senators: Locke, Reeves, Bell
- 02/25/21 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/25/21 House: Conference substitute printed 21200648D-H1
- 02/25/21 House: Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 44-N)
- 02/25/21 House: VOTE: Agreed To (55-Y 44-N)
- 02/27/21 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 11-N)
- 03/09/21 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1811ER)
- 03/09/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/15/21 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
- 03/15/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/31/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 469 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/31/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0469)