Bill Sponsor
Virginia House Bill 61
Session 2026
Small SWaM Business Procurement Enhancement Program; established, report.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Mar 4, 2026
First Action
Dec 30, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 4, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
61
State
Virginia
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
House Votes (5)
Senate Votes (4)
Motion Text
H VOTE:
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Charlie Schmidt
Yes
Unknown
Ellen H. McLaughlin
No
Unknown
Gretchen M. Bulova
Yes
Unknown
Jessica L. Anderson
Yes
Unknown
John Chilton McAuliff
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Yes
Unknown
Kimberly Pope Adams
Yes
Unknown
Leslie Chambers Mehta
Yes
Unknown
Lily V. Franklin
Yes
Unknown
Margaret A. Franklin
Yes
Unknown
Mark C. Downey
Yes
Unknown
Stacey Annie Carroll
Yes
Summary
A BILL to amend and reenact ยงยง 2.2-1604, 2.2-1605, 2.2-1610, 2.2-4310, 2.2-4310.3, and 23.1-1017 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 16.1 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 4, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-1618 through 2.2-1622, relating to the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity; Small SWaM Business Procurement Enhancement Program established. Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity; Small SWaM Business Procurement Enhancement Program established. Establishes the Small SWaM Business Procurement Enhancement Program with a statewide goal of 42 percent of certified small SWaM business, as such term is defined in the bill, utilization in all discretionary spending by executive branch agencies and covered institutions in procurement orders, prime contracts, and subcontracts, as well as a target goal of 50 percent subcontracting to small SWaM businesses in instances where the prime contractor is not a small SWaM business for all new capital outlay construction solicitations that are issued. The bill provides that executive branch agencies and covered institutions are required to increase their small SWaM business utilization rates by three percent per year until reaching the 42-percent target or, if unable to do so, to implement achievable goals to increase their utilization rates. In addition, the bill provides for a small SWaM business set-aside for executive branch agency and covered institution purchases of goods, services, and construction, requiring that purchases up to $100,000 be set aside for award to certified small SWaM businesses.The bill creates the Division of Procurement Enhancement within the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity for purposes of collaborating with the Department of General Services, the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, the Department of Transportation, and covered institutions to further the Commonwealth's efforts to meet the goals established under the Small SWaM Business Procurement Enhancement Program, as well as implementing initiatives to enhance the development of small businesses, microbusinesses, women-owned businesses, minority-owned businesses, and service disabled veteran-owned businesses in the Commonwealth.Finally, the bill requires the Director of the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity to conduct, or contract with an independent entity to conduct, a disparity study every five years, with the next disparity study due no later than January 1, 2031. The bill specifies that such study shall evaluate the need for enhancement and remedial measures to address the disparity between the availability and the utilization of women-owned and minority-owned businesses.
03/04/2026
Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
03/04/2026
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
03/04/2026
Senate
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
03/04/2026
Senate
General Laws and Technology Substitute rejected
03/04/2026
Senate
Read third time
03/04/2026
Senate
Committee substitute printed 26109055D-S2
03/03/2026
Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
03/03/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
03/03/2026
Senate
Rules suspended
03/03/2026
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
03/02/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB61)
02/26/2026
Senate
Committee substitute printed 26108648D-S1
02/25/2026
Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
02/25/2026
Senate
Senate committee offered
02/23/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB61)
02/18/2026
Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/18/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
02/17/2026
House
Read third time and passed House (64-Y 33-N 0-A)
02/16/2026
House
Engrossed by House as amended
02/16/2026
House
committee amendments agreed to
02/16/2026
House
Read second time
02/13/2026
House
Read first time
02/11/2026
House
Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
02/11/2026
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
02/05/2026
House
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
02/05/2026
House
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 5-N)
02/03/2026
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N)
02/03/2026
House
House subcommittee offered
01/29/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB61)
01/26/2026
House
Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government
12/30/2025
House
Referred to Committee on General Laws
12/30/2025
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101943D
Sources
Record Created
Jan 20, 2026 9:26:15 PM
Record Updated
Mar 5, 2026 12:51:57 AM