Revision History

Virginia's General Assembly has passed HB 61, establishing the Small SWaM Business Procurement Enhancement Program with a 42% utilization target for women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses in state contracting. The legislation, which passed on party-line votes and now heads to Governor Abigail Spanberger's desk, arrives as the Trump administration rolls back federal minority contracting programs and other states like Texas dismantle their own diversity procurement efforts.