Bill Text: VA SB369 | 2020 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: DGS; guidance to state public bodies regarding purchases of materials made in the United States.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-15 - Failed to report (defeated) in General Laws and Technology (6-Y 8-N) [SB369 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2020-SB369-Prefiled.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 369 Offered January 8, 2020 Prefiled January 6, 2020 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-1102.1, relating to the Department of General Services; guidance to state public bodies regarding purchases of materials made in the United States. ---------- Patron-- DeSteph ---------- Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-1102.1 as follows:

§2.2-1102.1. Guidance to state public bodies; purchases of materials made in the United States.

It is the intent of the General Assembly to encourage the purchase of iron, steel, and manufactured goods that are made in the United States by state public bodies to the greatest extent possible. The Department shall develop and maintain a guidance document to assist state public bodies to purchase (i) iron and steel that are made in the United States and (ii) manufactured goods with at least 50 percent of the constituent parts and materials originating in the United States.