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This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 736 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1992, chapter 75; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65043,"section_number":"2.2-2244","catch_line":"Exemption of Authority from personnel and procurement procedures; adoption of procurement policies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2244\/"},{"id":87305,"section_number":"2.2-2325","catch_line":"Exemptions from personnel and procurement procedures; adoption of procurement policies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2325\/"},{"id":69413,"section_number":"2.2-2364","catch_line":"Exemption of Authority from personnel and procurement procedures; adoption of procurement policies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2364\/"},{"id":74516,"section_number":"23.1-1017","catch_line":"Covered institutions; operational authority; procurement","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-1017\/"},{"id":67105,"section_number":"23.1-2213","catch_line":"Medical center management; capital projects; leases of property; procurement","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-2213\/"},{"id":62366,"section_number":"23.1-3138","catch_line":"Procurement and information technology","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-3138\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85840,"section_number":"2.2-4800","catch_line":"Policy of the Commonwealth; collection of accounts receivable","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4800\/"}],"permalink":{"id":177291,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56401,"identifier":"2.2-4350","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/43\/4\/2.2-4350","url":"\/2.2-4350\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-4350\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/43\/4\/2.2-4350","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prompt payment of bills by state agencies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-4350","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Every state agency<\/span> that acquires goods<\/span> or services<\/span>, or conducts any other type of contractual business<\/span> with nongovernmental, privately owned enterprises shall promptly pay for the completely delivered goods<\/span> or services<\/span> by the required payment date<\/span>.\n\t\t\tPayment shall be deemed to have been made when offset proceedings have been instituted, as authorized under the Virginia Debt Collection Act (§ 2.2-4800<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Separate payment dates<\/span> may be specified for contracts<\/span> under which goods<\/span> or services<\/span> are provided in a series of partial deliveries or executions to the extent that such contract<\/span> provides for separate payment for such partial delivery or execution. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROMPT PAYMENT OF BILLS BY STATE AGENCIES (\u00a7 2.2-4350)\n\nA. Every state agency that acquires goods or services, or conducts any other\ntype of contractual business with nongovernmental, privately owned enterprises\nshall promptly pay for the completely delivered goods or services by the\nrequired payment date.\n\t\t\tPayment shall be deemed to have been made when offset proceedings have been\ninstituted, as authorized under the Virginia Debt Collection Act (§\n2.2-4800 et seq.).\n\nB. Separate payment dates may be specified for contracts under which goods or\nservices are provided in a series of partial deliveries or executions to the\nextent that such contract provides for separate payment for such partial\ndelivery or execution.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 736, \u00a7\u00a7 11-62.2, 11-62.3; 1992, c. 75; 2001, c. 844.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}