VirginiaEmployment prohibition exceptions; apprenticeship program for children 16 years of age or older.
What it does
Employment prohibition exceptions; apprenticeships; children 16 years of age or older. Permits a child 16 years of age or older to serve in an apprenticeship program or other work-based learning experience related to culinary arts or information technology, provided that (i) the child is continuously enrolled in an accredited secondary school, (ii) the child is a registered apprentice, (iii) the child is employed in a work-training program administered under the Board of Education, and (iv) the work being performed is not in violation of federal or state laws. The bill requires that a child 16 years of age or older serving in a licensed barbershop or cosmetology salon, as permitted under current law, also meets the same requirements.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0099)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 99 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Mar 5Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 5Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 5Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB10)
- Mar 5Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB10ER)Major
- Mar 5EnrolledMinor
- Mar 2House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Passed House with substitute (96-Y 1-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 26Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 26committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 26Read third timeMinor
- Feb 25Passed by for the day
- Feb 24Passed by for the day
- Feb 24Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Feb 23Read second timeMinor
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB10)
- Feb 19Committee substitute printed 26108162D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 12Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Feb 12Read first timeMinor
- Feb 12Placed on Calendar
- Feb 9Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB10)
- Feb 6Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Engrossed by Senate committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 5Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- Feb 5Read second timeMinor
- Feb 4Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 4Rules suspended
- Feb 3Committee substitute printed 26106976D-S1Major
- Feb 2Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB10)
- 2025
- Nov 17Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Nov 17Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100673DIntroduced