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HB 777 VA
Passed One Chamber

Va. Public Procurement Act; procurement of goods transported by privately owned commercial vessels.

VA · session 2027 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

Virginia House Bill 777 would establish requirements for procuring goods transported by privately owned commercial vessels under the Virginia Public Procurement Act. The bill would amend the procurement law to specify required contract provisions for goods transported via private commercial vessels.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-4311.5, relating to Virginia Public Procurement Act; procurement of goods transported by privately owned commercial vessels; required contract provisions.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (22)
  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105133D · lower
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
  3. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government · lower
  4. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB777) · lower
  5. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  6. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) · lower
  7. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) · lower
  8. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay · lower
  9. Feb 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107008D-H1 · lower
  10. Feb 9, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
  11. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
  12. Feb 11, 2026 Read first time · lower
  13. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB777) · lower
  14. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · lower
  15. Feb 12, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  16. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  17. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  18. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  19. Feb 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
  20. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  21. Mar 6, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) · upper
  22. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper

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