# Virginia SB318: Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for local products and firms, by localities. Virginia SB318, Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for local products and firms, by localities., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Adam P. Ebbin (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-02-20 (Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB318-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB318 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for local products and firms, by localities. - Status: passed senate - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-02-20, Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) - Sponsor: Adam P. Ebbin (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Subcommittee #3 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (93 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for local products and firms; by localities. Allows the governing body of a county, city, or town to give preference to goods, services, and construction produced in such locality or provided by persons, firms, or corporations having principal places of business in the locality if the bid price is not more than five percent greater than the bid price of the lowest responsive and active bidder. In such a circumstance, the bill permits the bidder of goods, services, and construction produced in such locality or provided by persons, firms, or corporations having principal places of business in the locality to match the price of the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Under current law, such preference may only be given in the case of a tie bid. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Adam P. Ebbin (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | House | Continued to 2027 in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-01-26 | Senate | General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-26 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-21 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-02-20: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) (House) - 2026-02-20: Continued to 2027 in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote) (House) - 2026-02-17: Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3 (House) - 2026-02-03: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (House) - 2026-02-03: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-03: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-01-27: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB318) (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-01-26: General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Committee substitute printed 26105866D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-01-21: General Laws and Technology Substitute (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101680D (Senate) ## Bill text - Substitute, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095306.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095305.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-01-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093213.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093212.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088896.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088895.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/1095306.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095305.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093213.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093212.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088896.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088895.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-SB318-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).