SB 324 VA

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Virginia Public Procurement Act; additional public works contract requirements; report. Provides that public bodies shall require the contractor and its subcontractors for any construction contract, as defined in the bill, to complete certain safety training programs and maintain records of compliance with applicable laws. The bill requires written authorization from a state public body before any party to a construction contract provides remuneration to more than one independent contractor when such contract is valued at greater than $5 million. If a construction contract with a local public body is valued at greater than $5 million the prime contractor shall provide written notification to the local public body justifying remuneration to any independent contractor. The foregoing provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. Effective in due course, the bill requires the Secretary of Labor to conduct an 18-month evaluation regarding the feasibility of requiring public bodies to hire apprentices on public works contracts. The bill also directs the Department of General Services and the Department of Labor and Industry to develop guidelines to assist state public bodies in making the determinations required to issue an authorization allowing a contractor, subcontractor, or other party to a public works contract to provide remuneration to an independent contractor in connection with such contract. The Department of General Services shall publish such guidelines on its website no later than July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 1046.

• Jeremy S. McPike Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104880D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
3. Jan 21, 2026 General Laws and Technology Substitute · upper
4. Jan 21, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
5. Jan 23, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105874D-S1 · upper
6. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB324) · upper
7. Feb 3, 2026 Incorporates SB366 (Carroll Foy) · upper
8. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) · upper
9. Feb 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106805D-S2 · upper
10. Feb 4, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
11. Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 4, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Feb 5, 2026 Read second time · upper
14. Feb 5, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
15. Feb 5, 2026 Engrossed by Senate committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 6, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 11, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay · lower
18. Feb 12, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
19. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
20. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Appropriations · lower
21. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB324) · upper
22. Feb 20, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
23. Feb 20, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108221D-H1 · lower
24. Feb 24, 2026 Read second time · lower
25. Feb 25, 2026 Read third time · lower
26. Feb 25, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
27. Feb 25, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
28. Feb 25, 2026 Passed House with substitute (64-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
29. Feb 27, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate · upper
30. Feb 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB324) · upper
31. Mar 2, 2026 House insisted on substitute · lower
32. Mar 2, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
33. Mar 4, 2026 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
34. Mar 4, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
35. Mar 4, 2026 Senate Conferees: McPike, Pekarsky, Craig · upper
36. Mar 6, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
37. Mar 6, 2026 House Conferees: Carr, Krizek, Davis · lower
38. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
39. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
40. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
41. Mar 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB324) · upper
42. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
43. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB324ER) · upper
44. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
45. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB324) · upper
46. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
47. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
48. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
49. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by Senate · 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
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML