Bill Text: VA HB1913 | 2023 | Regular Session | Prefiled

Virginia House Bill 1913 (Prior Session Legislation)

VA State Legislature page for HB1913

Prefiled

Bill Title: Virginia Public Procurement Act; prohibited contracts, agency-branded marketing materials.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-07 - Left in General Laws [HB1913 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2023-HB1913-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1913 Offered January 11, 2023 Prefiled January 10, 2023 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 43 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-4342.1, relating to Virginia Public Procurement Act; prohibited contracts; agency-branded marketing materials. ---------- Patron-- Batten ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 43 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-4342.1 as follows:

§2.2-4342.1. Prohibited contracts; agency-branded marketing materials.

A. For the purposes of this section, "state agency" means any authority, board, department, instrumentality, institution, agency, or other unit of state government. "State agency" does not include any public institution of higher education or any county, city, or town or any local or regional governmental authority.

B. A state agency shall be prohibited from entering into any contract for the purchase of goods that (i) are branded with such state agency's name, logo, insignia, or other designation and (ii) are being purchased for the purpose of advertising, marketing, or promotion.