---
type: "Bill"
title: "Virginia Public Procurement Act; purchase of testing kits during a disaster, etc."
description: "Virginia Public Procurement Act; purchase of testing kits during a disaster caused by a communicable disease of public health threat; exemption. Clarifies that the current exemption from the provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act for the purchase of personal protective equipment by the Governor for private, nongovernmental entities during a disaster caused by a communicable disease of public health threat for which a state of emergency has been declared includes communicable disease testing kits and associated safety equipment and supplies. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee to Study Pandemic Response and Preparedness in the Commonwealth."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 1415"
citation: "Virginia SB 1415 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Danica A. Roem"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-01-15"
last_action: "2025-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d10363a-fcc9-4c07-acc9-1a923f22138a"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1415"
source_hash: "e909179ea8af554da62f850338758c65cf33ee421a28b7abe408663af5dc9cee"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 1415 (2025) — Virginia Public Procurement Act; purchase of testing kits during a disaster, etc.

Virginia Public Procurement Act; purchase of testing kits during a disaster caused by a communicable disease of public health threat; exemption. Clarifies that the current exemption from the provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act for the purchase of personal protective equipment by the Governor for private, nongovernmental entities during a disaster caused by a communicable disease of public health threat for which a state of emergency has been declared includes communicable disease testing kits and associated safety equipment and supplies. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee to Study Pandemic Response and Preparedness in the Commonwealth.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021047.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077406.PDF)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060189.PDF)

## Votes

- Reported from General Laws (10-Y 9-N) — **10–9** (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed House (53-Y 43-N) — **53–43** (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) — **5–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Danica A. Roem — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-15** Presented and ordered printed 25105029D `introduction`
- **2025-01-15** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-20** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1415)
- **2025-01-22** Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-24** Rules suspended
- **2025-01-24** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
- **2025-01-24** Passed by for the day
- **2025-01-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-01-27** Engrossed by Senate
- **2025-01-28** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-05** Placed on Calendar
- **2025-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2025-02-05** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-09** Assigned GL sub: Procurement/Open Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11** Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
- **2025-02-13** Reported from General Laws (10-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-17** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-18** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2025-02-18** Passed House (53-Y 43-N) `passage`
- **2025-02-20** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-02-20** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1415ER) `passage`
- **2025-02-20** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1415)
- **2025-02-20** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-02-23** Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-05** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025 `enrolled`
- **2025-03-05** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-24** Approved by Governor-Chapter 518 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-24** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0518)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8d10363a-fcc9-4c07-acc9-1a923f22138a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).