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| Bill | Forensic Science, Department of; purchase of forensic laboratory services. | Permits the Department of Forensic Science (the Department) to purchase forensic laboratory services from laboratories located in the Commonwealth that are operated by an institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth or a corporate entity that is wholly owned by an institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth, where such institution meets certain requirements. The bill provides that no contract or agreement may be made with any other laboratory unless the Department requests, and the Department of General Services grants, an exemption in a case where such laboratory does not meet the reasonable requirements of the Department, cannot provide the forensic laboratory services required by the Department, or the Department can purchase forensic laboratory services from another source at a price that is at least 10 percent less or from a laboratory that has received a ranking that is at least 10 percent higher than the ranking of any laboratory of such institution of higher education. The bill also provides that any laboratory that has entered into a contract with the Department for the provision of forensic laboratory services shall be deemed authorized by the Department to conduct certain analyses and examinations of certain trial evidence. This bill is identical to | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2019 | HB 2279 | Virginia HB 2279 (2019) |
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Virginia HB 2279 (2019) — Forensic Science, Department of; purchase of forensic laboratory services.
Permits the Department of Forensic Science (the Department) to purchase forensic laboratory services from laboratories located in the Commonwealth that are operated by an institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth or a corporate entity that is wholly owned by an institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth, where such institution meets certain requirements. The bill provides that no contract or agreement may be made with any other laboratory unless the Department requests, and the Department of General Services grants, an exemption in a case where such laboratory does not meet the reasonable requirements of the Department, cannot provide the forensic laboratory services required by the Department, or the Department can purchase forensic laboratory services from another source at a price that is at least 10 percent less or from a laboratory that has received a ranking that is at least 10 percent higher than the ranking of any laboratory of such institution of higher education. The bill also provides that any laboratory that has entered into a contract with the Department for the provision of forensic laboratory services shall be deemed authorized by the Department to conduct certain analyses and examinations of certain trial evidence. This bill is identical to
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0478) (committee substitute) — source
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted (committee substitute) — source
- House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2279ER) (committee substitute) — source
- House: Committee substitute printed 19105024D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
- House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100061D (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations with substitute — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 6–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance — 12–0 (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — 99–0 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- James W. Morefield — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100061D
introduction - 2019-01-08 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
referral-committee - 2019-01-14 Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
referral-committee - 2019-02-01 Read first time
reading-1 - 2019-02-04 Read second time
reading-2 - 2019-02-04 Committee substitute agreed to 19105024D-H1
- 2019-02-04 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2279H1
- 2019-02-05 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2019-02-06 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2019-02-06 Referred to Committee on Finance
referral-committee - 2019-02-14 Read third time
reading-3 - 2019-02-19 Enrolled
- 2019-02-19 Signed by Speaker
- 2019-02-20 Signed by President
- 2019-02-21 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 21, 2019
- 2019-02-21 Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 2019-03-18 Approved by Governor-Chapter 478 (effective 7/1/19)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9cd08e53-3b47-4889-8690-fdf0f0b26fd7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).