2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1802: Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; powers and duties.

Legislative Summary

Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity; employment services organizations. Amends provisions related to the powers and duties of the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity to allow the Department to implement any remediation or enhancement measure for employment services organizations as may be authorized by the Governor pursuant to existing law and develop regulations for program implementation. The bill also directs the Department to amend relevant regulations of the Virginia Administrative Code to reflect the intent of the General Assembly to specifically reference "employment services organizations" in such regulations. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Disability Commission.

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Bill History

1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102497D
House of Delegates
1/6/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
1/25/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1802)
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Assigned GL sub: Procurement/Open Government
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1802)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106168D-H1
House of Delegates
2/2/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
General Laws Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
2/6/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1802)
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N)
Senate
2/14/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/14/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/14/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/17/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/17/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
Senate
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1802ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1802)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
House sustained Governor's veto
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
2/18/2025
23
Yea
17
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
2/14/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N)
2/12/2025
14
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N)
2/4/2025
63
Yea
34
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
1/30/2025
14
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
1/28/2025
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Vetoed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/202511.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/29/202511.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/28/202511.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/6/202518.6 KB
Misc
Misc3/25/20250.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/2025100.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/6/202598.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/30/202597.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/25/202599.9 KB