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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2588: Virginia Public Procurement Act; discrimination prohibited, military spouse-owned businesses.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2588 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Virginia Public Procurement Act; discrimination prohibited, military spouse-owned businesses. Primary sponsor: A.C. Cordoza. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Left in General Laws.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Virginia Public Procurement Act; discrimination prohibited; military spouse-owned businesses. Prohibits a public body from discriminating against military spouse-owned businesses, as defined in the bill, in the solicitation or awarding of contracts. The bill further requires public bodies to facilitate the participation of military spouse-owned businesses in procurement transactions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
A.C. CordozaPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mike CherryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in General Laws
  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 2-N)
  3. Assigned GL sub: Procurement/Open Government
  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2588)
  5. Referred to Committee on General Laws
  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103574D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source