Public Comments for 02/01/2024 General Laws
HB298 - Charitable gaming; use of proceeds.
HB311 - Virginia Public Procurement Act; submissions of bids or proposals on electronic procurement system.
HB341 - Virginia Public Procurement Act; consideration of employment of older Virginia residents.
The Portsmouth Public Schools M/WBE Program - Procurement Office strongly supports these bills: HB 341- Benefits seniors, and it is a preference bill that postively impacts SWaMs. HB1108 - provides transparency in the State procurement contracting program. HB1191 - transfers authority fro the DGS to the Division of Engineering and Buildings to evaluate the use of construction management or desigh-build by state public bodies and requires decision approval at a public meeting. HB 1361 - allows Virginia business owners to match the price of the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, and it is a preference bill. Please support these important initiatives that help support M/WBEs and SM/WBEs. Thank you
HB523 - Charitable gaming; clarifies definition of "social organization."
HB525 - Casino gaming; limits on required local referendums.
HB527 - Charitable Sports Raffle Act; established, penalties.
HB843 - Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing, percentage retained for distribution.
HB965 - Virginia Public Procurement Act; consideration of best value concepts for construction services.
HB1016 - Charitable gaming; modifies definition of "organization."
Please allow home grown outdoor in this bill. The lobbyist are trying to ruin for all the little mom and pop shops in Virginia. It’s so greedy and needs less regulation and less restrictions.
NO! Please do not allow this! Please research the negative impact of large cruise ships AND gambling!
HB1108 - Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management and design-build contracting.
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The Portsmouth Public Schools M/WBE Program - Procurement Office strongly supports these bills: HB 341- Benefits seniors, and it is a preference bill that postively impacts SWaMs. HB1108 - provides transparency in the State procurement contracting program. HB1191 - transfers authority fro the DGS to the Division of Engineering and Buildings to evaluate the use of construction management or desigh-build by state public bodies and requires decision approval at a public meeting. HB 1361 - allows Virginia business owners to match the price of the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, and it is a preference bill. Please support these important initiatives that help support M/WBEs and SM/WBEs. Thank you
HB1113 - Virginia Public Procurement Act; job order contracting, limitations.
HB1131 - Casino gaming; removes the City of Richmond as an eligible host city.
Please support this bill.
HB164 - Procurement; preference for local products and firms by localities.
Strongly Support! City of Portsmouth Public Schools, Minortiy & Women Businsess Enterpriese Program - Procurement Office strongly supports this initiative because it will allow a procurement preference for local products and firms as long as the bid price is not higher than 10%. Please support the passage of this bill. Thank you.