republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2026/hb-1086.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for Virginia goods, school nutrition programs, sunset."
description: "Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for Virginia goods; school nutrition programs; sunset extension. Provides that, in the case of procurement of goods by manufacturers, if the lowest responsive and responsible bidder is not a resident of Virginia and the bid is for agricultural products that are produced or processed in Virginia and intended for school nutrition programs, including fresh fruits, vegetables, and dairy products, and is within 20 percent of such bid, such bidder for agricultural products that are produced or processed in Virginia shall be granted the option to match the price of the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The bill amends provisions of law providing preference for Virginia goods in procurement that are set to expire on July 1, 2027. The bill extends the sunset date of these provisions to July 1, 2028."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1086"
citation: "Virginia HB 1086 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy J. Laufer"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8cae3d7e-140b-4432-b4b9-913b25e9a3b9"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1086"
source_hash: "5cf5205cd240aa5590035355ccb0868ebf2790f6498825f6a6005454e2ad7c7f"
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 HB 1086 (2026) — Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for Virginia goods, school nutrition programs, sunset.

Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for Virginia goods; school nutrition programs; sunset extension. Provides that, in the case of procurement of goods by manufacturers, if the lowest responsive and responsible bidder is not a resident of Virginia and the bid is for agricultural products that are produced or processed in Virginia and intended for school nutrition programs, including fresh fruits, vegetables, and dairy products, and is within 20 percent of such bid, such bidder for agricultural products that are produced or processed in Virginia shall be granted the option to match the price of the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The bill amends provisions of law providing preference for Virginia goods in procurement that are set to expire on July 1, 2027. The bill extends the sunset date of these provisions to July 1, 2028.

## 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/1087382.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217550.PDF)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194523.PDF)

## Votes

- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws and Technology — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amy J. Laufer — primary (person)
- Atoosa R. Reaser — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
- Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-14** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103267D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1086)
- **2026-01-26** Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- **2026-02-05** Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-10** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-02-11** Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-11** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- **2026-02-11** Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2026-02-12** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-27** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-27** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-27** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- **2026-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-02** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-09** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1086ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1086)
- **2026-03-09** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 262 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0262)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8cae3d7e-140b-4432-b4b9-913b25e9a3b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).