2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB872: Charter; City of Portsmouth.

Legislative Summary

Charter; City of Portsmouth. Amends the charter for the City of Portsmouth by authorizing the City Manager to require city departments to implement appropriate enhancement or remedial measures consistent with prevailing law wherever there exists (i) a compelling government interest, (ii) an analysis that documents a statistically significant disparity between the availability and utilization of minority-owned and women-owned businesses, or (iii) direct evidence by minority-owned businesses or women-owned businesses of the impact of race by discrimination. This bill is identical to HB 1634.

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Bill History

1/3/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103540D
Senate
1/3/2025
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Senate
1/13/2025
Reported from Local Government (10-Y 0-N 3-A)
Senate
1/14/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/14/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/14/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/15/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/15/2025
Engrossed by Senate
Senate
1/16/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/17/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
Senate
2/4/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Passed House (91-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/17/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB872ER)
Senate
2/17/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Signed by President
Senate
2/20/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
Senate
2/20/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
4/2/2025
Senate sustained Governor's veto
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (91-Y 3-N)
2/12/2025
91
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
2/7/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2/5/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
1/17/2025
38
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
1/14/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Local Government (10-Y 0-N 3-A)
1/13/2025
10
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Vetoed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Louise Lucas
Louise Lucas
Democrat

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text2/17/20253.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/3/20254.3 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.8 KB