Employees of state government; personal interest in certain contracts prohibited.
Summary
Employees of state government; personal interest in certain contracts prohibited; certain exception for certain employees of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind. Excludes from the prohibition against any officer or employee of any governmental agency of state government having a personal interest in a contract with the governmental agency of which he is an officer or employee, other than his own contract of employment, the personal interest of an employee of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind in a contract between the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind and a publisher or wholesaler of textbooks or other educational materials for students that accrues to him solely because he has authored or otherwise created such textbooks or materials. This bill is identical to SB 816.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 16, 2026
Signed Apr 6, 2026
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MINOR
The bill has been formally enacted into law as Chapter 292 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive legal text regarding prohibited contracts and conflict of interest rules for state employees remains identical to the previous version, with no changes to policy, dates, or requirements.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; it continues to govern prohibited contracts for officers and employees of state government.
TECHNICAL
The document format changed from a draft bill to an official enrolled chapter, adding the chapter number (292), the approval date (April 6, 2026), and standard legislative formatting, while removing draft markers.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 9, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 20, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 292 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1311ER)
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26104435D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phil Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Adele McClure
DDemocratic
Co
Holly Seibold
DDemocratic
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