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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia SB 318

Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for local products and firms, by localities.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE

Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for local products and firms; by localities. Allows the governing body of a county, city, or town to give preference to goods, services, and construction produced in such locality or provided by persons, firms, or corporations having principal places of business in the locality if the bid price is not more than five percent greater than the bid price of the lowest responsive and active bidder. In such a circumstance, the bill permits the bidder of goods, services, and construction produced in such locality or provided by persons, firms, or corporations having principal places of business in the locality to match the price of the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Under current law, such preference may only be given in the case of a tie bid.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:38 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Jan 27, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 23, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 21, 2026
Senate		Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see

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