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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 777: Va. Public Procurement Act; procurement of goods transported by privately owned commercial vessels.

Passed one chamber 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 777 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Va. Public Procurement Act; procurement of goods transported by privately owned commercial vessels. Primary sponsor: Cliff Hayes (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 6, 2026): Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N).

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; procurement of goods transported by privately owned commercial vessels; required contract provisions. Provides that any contract a state agency enters into for goods that exceeds $10,000 shall contain a provision that the contractor must comply with federal law relating to the transportation of goods on privately owned commercial vessels, defined in the bill.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cliff HayesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse91

“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. Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
  2. Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
  3. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  4. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  5. Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
  6. Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  7. committee substitute agreed to
  8. Read second time
  9. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB777)
  10. Read first time
  11. Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
  12. Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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