SB1165
Virginia Public Procurement Act; solar photovoltaic equipment and facilities.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: Enacted, Chapter 618 (Effective 07/01/2025)
Chief Patron:
Saddam Azlan Salim (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 HB 2024. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101742D
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1165)
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1165)
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25105273D-S1
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/05/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/05/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/06/2025 - House: Reported from General Laws (16-Y 5-N)
- 02/10/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/11/2025 - House: Motion to refer to Rules agreed to
- 02/11/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/16/2025 - House: Placed on Rules Agenda
- 02/17/2025 - House: Reported from Rules (12-Y 5-N)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/20/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/20/2025 - House: Passed House (63-Y 35-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1165ER)
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1165)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/2025 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (81-Y 15-N)
- 04/02/2025 - Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1165ER2)
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/02/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/02/2025 - House: Enacted, Chapter 618 (Effective 07/01/2025)
