HB 2024 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Virginia Public Procurement Act; solar photovoltaic equipment and facilities.

Summary
Virginia Public Procurement Act; solar photovoltaic equipment and facilities. 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 are manufactured in the United States. This bill is identical to SB 1165.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Apr 2, 2025
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What changed between versions

General Laws Substitute Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was finalized and chaptered, changing its title from 'environmental protection and product safety standards' to 'solar photovoltaic equipment and facilities.' The core requirement was modified to require that solar products be manufactured in the United States, replacing the previous requirement that they meet EPA specifications and ecolabels.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same - it applies to all state agencies, localities, and political subdivisions in procurement - but the specific standards for what solar equipment can be purchased were changed from EPA compliance to domestic manufacturing.
REQUIREMENT

Changed the procurement requirement from products meeting EPA specifications and ecolabels to products manufactured in the United States.

TITLE

Changed the bill title from 'environmental protection and product safety standards' to 'solar photovoltaic equipment and facilities'.

TECHNICAL

Added chapter formatting and approval information indicating the bill was approved on April 2, 2025.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

360
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
15 Yea 4
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Apr 2, 2025
Signed into law
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 4-N)
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by House
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2024ER)
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (69-Y 29-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Procurement/Open Government
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred from Communications, Technology and Innovation and referred to General Laws (Voice Vote)
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors