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| Bill | DGS; disposition of surplus materials, donation of surplus computers. | Department of General Services; disposition of surplus materials; donation of surplus computers; United States military. Requires the Department of General Services to permit surplus computers and related equipment to be donated to organizations in the Commonwealth granted tax-exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that refurbish computers and related equipment for donation to veterans and active military, naval, or air service members. The bill also provides that any such donation to an organization shall be conditioned upon, and in consideration of, the organization's promise to refurbish the donated equipment and distribute it free of charge to such veterans or active military, naval, or air service members. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2020 | HB 446 | Virginia HB 446 (2020) |
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Virginia HB 446 (2020) — DGS; disposition of surplus materials, donation of surplus computers.
Department of General Services; disposition of surplus materials; donation of surplus computers; United States military. Requires the Department of General Services to permit surplus computers and related equipment to be donated to organizations in the Commonwealth granted tax-exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that refurbish computers and related equipment for donation to veterans and active military, naval, or air service members. The bill also provides that any such donation to an organization shall be conditioned upon, and in consideration of, the organization's promise to refurbish the donated equipment and distribute it free of charge to such veterans or active military, naval, or air service members.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0043) (committee substitute) — source
- Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB446ER) (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed by House as amended HB446E (committee substitute) — source
- Impact statement from DPB (HB446) (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- VOTE: (98-Y 0-N) — 97–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) — 12–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws with amendments (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- John J. McGuire, III — primary (person)
- Amanda E. Batten — cosponsor (person)
- Dave A. LaRock — cosponsor (person)
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph P. McNamara — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
- Ronnie R. Campbell — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Wyatt — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2020-01-03 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103446D
introduction - 2020-01-03 Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee - 2020-01-13 Impact statement from DPB (HB446)
- 2020-01-17 Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement
referral-committee - 2020-01-21 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- 2020-01-23 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2020-01-23 Reported from General Laws with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2020-01-27 Read first time
reading-1 - 2020-01-28 Read second time
reading-2 - 2020-01-28 Committee amendment agreed to
- 2020-01-28 Engrossed by House as amended HB446E
- 2020-01-28 Printed as engrossed 20103446D-E
- 2020-01-29 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2020-01-29 Impact statement from DPB (HB446E)
- 2020-01-29 VOTE: (98-Y 0-N)
- 2020-01-30 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2020-01-30 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
referral-committee - 2020-02-12 Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2020-02-14 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 2020-02-17 Read third time
reading-3 - 2020-02-17 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
passage - 2020-02-19 Enrolled
- 2020-02-19 Impact statement from DPB (HB446ER)
- 2020-02-19 Signed by Speaker
- 2020-02-20 Signed by President
- 2020-02-24 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2020
- 2020-02-24 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 2, 2020
- 2020-03-02 Approved by Governor-Chapter 43 (effective 7/1/20)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5f79c0ac-f79d-4b73-85cf-c40053c82fb8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).