Virginia Senate Bill 872
Session 2025
Charter; City of Portsmouth.
Active
Vetoed by Governor on Mar 24, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
872
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
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. This bill is identical to HB 1634.
An Act to amend Chapter 640 of the Acts of Assembly of 2011, which provided a charter for the City of Portsmouth, by adding sections numbered 13.03 and 13.04, relating to city manager; minority-owned and women-owned businesses.
Governor's Veto Explanation
Enrolled
Sort by most recent
04/02/2025
Senate
Senate sustained Governor's veto
04/02/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Vetoed by Governor
02/20/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
02/20/2025
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
02/20/2025
Senate
Signed by President
02/17/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
02/17/2025
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB872ER)
02/17/2025
Senate
Enrolled
02/12/2025
House
Passed House (91-Y 3-N)
02/12/2025
House
Read third time
02/12/2025
House
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
02/11/2025
House
Read second time
02/07/2025
House
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
02/05/2025
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/04/2025
House
Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #1
02/04/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
02/04/2025
House
Read first time
02/04/2025
House
Placed on Calendar
01/17/2025
Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
01/16/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
01/15/2025
Senate
Engrossed by Senate
01/15/2025
Senate
Read second time
01/14/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
01/14/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
01/14/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
01/13/2025
Senate
Reported from Local Government (10-Y 0-N 3-A)
01/03/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Local Government
01/03/2025
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103540D
Sources
VA Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 7, 2025 2:19:49 AM
Record Updated
Sep 1, 2025 1:26:36 PM