# Virginia HB777: Va. Public Procurement Act; procurement of goods transported by privately owned commercial vessels.

Virginia HB777, Va. Public Procurement Act; procurement of goods transported by privately owned commercial vessels., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-03-06 (Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB777
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Va. Public Procurement Act; procurement of goods transported by privately owned commercial vessels.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-03-06, Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (183 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

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.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-03-06: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-12: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB777) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-09: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Committee substitute printed 26107008D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay (House)
- 2026-02-03: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-03: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB777) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105133D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131675.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131674.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115821.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115820.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115178.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115177.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085861.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085860.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
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131675.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131674.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115821.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115820.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115178.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115177.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085861.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085860.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB777-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).