HB2024
Virginia Public Procurement Act; solar photovoltaic equipment and facilities.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0646)
Chief Patron:
Holly Seibold (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Virginia Public Procurement Act; solar photovoltaic equipment meeting national environmental protection and product safety standards.
Prohibits state and local agencies from including a provision in any request for proposal, procurement agreement, contract, ordinance, policy, permit, or accompanying document that directs the exclusion from use of any materials contained in or products associated with solar photovoltaic equipment and facilities that meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ... (More) Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing. This bill is identical to SB 1165. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104278D
- 01/07/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
- 01/17/2025 - House: Placed on Communications, Technology and Innovation Agenda
- 01/20/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2024)
- 01/20/2025 - House: Referred from Communications, Technology and Innovation and referred to General Laws (Voice Vote)
- 01/20/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/27/2025 - House: Assigned GL sub: Procurement/Open Government
- 01/27/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/28/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 3-N)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2024)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105045D-H1
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: General Laws Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (69-Y 29-N)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/19/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2024ER)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2024)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's Recommendation
- 04/02/2025 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 4-N)
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/2025 - Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/02/2025 - House: Reenrolled
- 04/02/2025 - House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2024ER2)
- 04/02/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/02/2025 - House: Enacted, Chapter 646 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 04/02/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0646)
