HB 61 VA

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Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity; Small SWaM Business Procurement Enhancement Program established. Establishes the Small SWaM Business Procurement Enhancement Program with a statewide goal of 42 percent of certified small SWaM business, as such term is defined in the bill, utilization in all discretionary spending by executive branch agencies and covered institutions in procurement orders, prime contracts, and subcontracts, as well as a target goal of 50 percent subcontracting to small SWaM businesses in instances where the prime contractor is not a small SWaM business for all new capital outlay construction solicitations that are issued. The bill provides that executive branch agencies and covered institutions are required to increase their small SWaM business utilization rates by three percent per year until reaching the 42-percent target or, if unable to do so, to implement achievable goals to increase their utilization rates. In addition, the bill provides for a small SWaM business set-aside for executive branch agency and covered institution purchases of goods, services, and construction, requiring that purchases between $10,000 and $200,000 be set aside for award to certified small SWaM businesses, and a microbusiness set-aside for such purchases, requiring that such purchases up to $10,000 be set aside for award to microbusinesses.The bill creates the Division of Procurement Enhancement within the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity for purposes of collaborating with the Department of General Services, the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, the Department of Transportation, the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, and covered institutions to further the Commonwealth's efforts to meet the goals established under the Small SWaM Business Procurement Enhancement Program, as well as implementing initiatives to enhance the development of small businesses, microbusinesses, women-owned businesses, minority-owned businesses, and service disabled veteran-owned businesses in the Commonwealth.Finally, the bill requires the Director of the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity to conduct, or contract with an independent entity to conduct, a disparity study every five years, with the next disparity study due no later than January 1, 2031. The bill specifies that such study shall evaluate the need for enhancement and remedial measures to address the disparity between the availability and the utilization of women-owned and minority-owned businesses.

• Jeion A. Ward Democratic · primary

1. Dec 30, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101943D · lower
2. Dec 30, 2025 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB61) · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N) · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 5-N) · lower
8. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
9. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
15. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (64-Y 33-N 0-A) · lower
16. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
17. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
18. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB61) · lower
19. Feb 25, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
20. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
21. Feb 26, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108648D-S1 · upper
22. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB61) · lower
23. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) · upper
24. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
25. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
26. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
27. Mar 4, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109055D-S2 · upper
28. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
29. Mar 4, 2026 General Laws and Technology Substitute rejected · upper
30. Mar 4, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
31. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
32. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 6, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 36-N 0-A) · lower
34. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB61) · lower
35. Mar 13, 2026 Enrolled · lower
36. Mar 13, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB61ER) · lower
37. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
38. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by President · upper
39. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
40. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
41. Mar 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB61) · lower
42. Apr 13, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · 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.

• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• General Laws Amendment · HTML
• General Laws Amendment · HTML
• Procurement/Open Government Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML