HB 1311 VA

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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.

• Phil M. Hernandez Democratic · primary

1. Jan 16, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104435D · lower
2. Jan 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
7. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
8. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
10. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
11. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) · upper
12. Feb 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
13. Feb 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
14. Feb 20, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · upper
16. Feb 23, 2026 Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 25, 2026 Enrolled · lower
18. Feb 25, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1311ER) · lower
19. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
20. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by President · upper
21. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1311) · lower
22. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
23. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
24. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 292 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
25. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0292) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML