Effective July 1, 2017, any out-of-state business applying for certification in Virginia as a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business must possess the equivalent certification in its home state as a prerequisite for approval. For additional information SB1192 can be found on the legislative information system.
Link to Summary and Bill History for SB1192:
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?ses=171&typ=bil&val=sb1192
Link to Bill text for SB1192:
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1192ER+pdf