# Virginia HB1311: Employees of state government; personal interest in certain contracts prohibited. Virginia HB1311, Employees of state government; personal interest in certain contracts prohibited., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Phil M. Hernandez (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0292)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1311-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1311 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Employees of state government; personal interest in certain contracts prohibited. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-16 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0292) - Sponsor: Phil M. Hernandez (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (219 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary Employees of state government; personal interest in certain contracts prohibited; certain exception for certain employees of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind. Excludes from the prohibition against any officer or employee of any governmental agency of state government having a personal interest in a contract with the governmental agency of which he is an officer or employee, other than his own contract of employment, the personal interest of an employee of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind in a contract between the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind and a publisher or wholesaler of textbooks or other educational materials for students that accrues to him solely because he has authored or otherwise created such textbooks or materials. This bill is identical to SB 816. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Everyday exceptions for state employees: benefit, low. You may keep a personal interest that comes from an immediate family member’s job at your agency if you do not control or influence their work. At public colleges, if both family members are in teaching, research, or support roles, the board must find the dual jobs are in the school’s and Commonwea… - State workers barred from conflicted contracts: cost, low. The law bars state officers and employees from having a personal financial interest in contracts with their own agency, other than their own job. It also bars interests in contracts with other state agencies unless the deal is won by competitive sealed bidding or competitive negotiation. An agency… - College research and patient-care contract rules: mixed, low. Public colleges can approve certain contracts even when an employee has a business interest. This covers research and commercialization of school inventions, clinical practice corporations, and goods or services needed for quality patient care. You must disclose your interest before any contract an… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Phil M. Hernandez (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | Reported from General Laws | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0292) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 292 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1311) (House) - 2026-02-25: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1311ER) (House) - 2026-02-25: Enrolled (House) - 2026-02-25: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-02-23: Passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-06: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-05: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-03: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-26: Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process (House) - 2026-01-16: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House) - 2026-01-16: Presented and ordered printed 26104435D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217307.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217306.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-02-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177960.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177959.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089341.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089340.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217307.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217306.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177960.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177959.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089341.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089340.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1311-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).