SB 872 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Charter; City of Portsmouth.

Summary

Charter; City of Portsmouth. Amends the charter for the City of Portsmouth by authorizing the City Manager to require city departments to implement appropriate enhancement or remedial measures consistent with prevailing law wherever there exists (i) a compelling government interest, (ii) an analysis that documents a statistically significant disparity between the availability and utilization of minority-owned and women-owned businesses, or (iii) direct evidence by minority-owned businesses or women-owned businesses of the impact of race by discrimination. This bill is identical to HB 1634.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Vetoed

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 3, 2025 Vetoed Mar 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Feb 20, 2025

MINOR

This bill was introduced as Senate Bill 872 in January 2025 to add two new sections to the City of Portsmouth charter. The bill authorizes the City Manager to implement race-conscious remedies when there is evidence of disparities in minority and women-owned business participation, and defines these business types according to state law. The enrolled version shows the bill was approved and enacted into law.

Scope change

The bill applies specifically to the City of Portsmouth and adds new charter sections 13.03 and 13.04 that were not previously in the charter.

REQUIREMENT

Added new charter section 13.03 authorizing the City Manager to require city departments to implement race-conscious remedies when there is evidence of disparities in minority and women-owned business participation

Added new charter section 13.04 defining minority-owned and women-owned businesses according to Virginia Code § 2.2-1604

Added requirement for city departments to submit annual progress reports on minority and women-owned business procurement to the City Manager

Floor votes · Senate Jan 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 38

Jan 14, 2025

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican18

17 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 2, 2025

Vetoed

Senate sustained Governor's veto

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor

executive

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB872ER)

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (91-Y 3-N)

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #1

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Local Government (10-Y 0-N 3-A)

upper

Jan 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors