Virginia Public Procurement Act; purchase programs for recycled goods, climate positive materials.
Summary
Virginia Public Procurement Act; purchase programsfor recycled goods; climate positive materials. Requires theDepartment of General Services to promote the Commonwealth's interestin materials and products certified as climate positive and developprocedures to procure materials and products certified as climatepositive by a third party approved by the Director of the Departmentwith regard to the procurement guidelines established by the Department.The term "climate positive" is defined as having a net negative carbonfootprint.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 3, 2020
Signed Mar 18, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
12
Committee
14
Mar 18, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 359 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (87-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB454H1
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106794D-H1
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (18-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement
lower
Jan 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 3, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103673D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Wyatt
RRepublican
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