VA SB872 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 15 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Charter; City of Portsmouth. Amends the charter for the City of Portsmouth by authorizing the City Manager to require city departments to implement appropriate enhancement or remedial measures consistent with prevailing law wherever there exists (i) a compelling government interest, (ii) an analysis that documents a statistically significant disparity between the availability and utilization of minority-owned and women-owned businesses, or (iii) direct evidence by minority-owned businesses or women-owned businesses of the impact of race by discrimination.

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Title

Charter; City of Portsmouth.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-01-17 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N) (Y: 38 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-14 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-13 - Senate - Reported from Local Government (10-Y 0-N 3-A) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-01-17SenateRead third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
2025-01-16SenatePassed by for the day
2025-01-15SenateEngrossed by Senate
2025-01-15SenateEngrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
2025-01-15SenateRead second time
2025-01-14SenatePassed by for the day
2025-01-14SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
2025-01-14SenateRules suspended
2025-01-13SenateReported from Local Government (10-Y 0-N 3-A)
2025-01-03SenateReferred to Committee on Local Government
2025-01-03SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103540D

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Bill Comments

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