SB 816 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 HB 1311.

• Christopher T. Head Republican · primary

1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26106111D · upper
2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
3. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) · upper
4. Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
5. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
6. Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
7. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · upper
8. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Feb 16, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
10. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
11. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 16, 2026 Blank Action · upper
13. Feb 20, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
14. Feb 20, 2026 Read first time · lower
15. Feb 20, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
16. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from General Laws (20-Y 0-N) · lower
17. Feb 26, 2026 Read second time · lower
18. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · lower
19. Feb 27, 2026 Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
20. Mar 4, 2026 Enrolled · upper
21. Mar 4, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB816ER) · upper
22. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
23. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by President · upper
24. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB816) · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
27. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 293 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
28. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0293) · 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