HB 869: Virginia Public Procurement Act; purchase programs for local farm or food products.

Official summary

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

Virginia Public Procurement Act; purchase programs for local farm or food products. Directs all state agencies to implement a purchase program for local farm or food products, defined in the bill, in order to reach a goal by 2035 of 20 percent of all the food and food products purchased by state agencies being local farm or food products. The bill also provides that for any public body partially or wholly funded by the Commonwealth, in which the total contract cost for food or food products is in excess of $25,000 per year, such public body shall implement a purchase program for local farm or food products in order to reach a goal by 2035 of 10 percent of all the food and food products purchased by such public bodies being local farm or food products. In order to meet such goals, state agencies and public bodies are authorized to give a preference to an otherwise qualified bidder who will fulfill the contract through the use of local farm or food products over the lowest responsible bidder so long as the cost included in the bid for the local farm or food products is not more than 10 percent greater than the cost included in the other bids.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

“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. February 5, 2026Continued to next session in General Laws (Voice Vote)
2. February 3, 2026Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
3. January 28, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB869)
4. January 26, 2026Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government
5. January 13, 2026Referred to Committee on General Laws
6. January 13, 2026Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103814D