VirginiaEmployee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, reports.
What it does
Employee Child Care Assistance Program established. Establishes the Employee Child Care Assistance Program to provide matching funds in order to incentivize employers to contribute to the child care costs of their employees. The Program shall be administered by the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation.
More detail
To participate in the Program, an employer shall agree to make child care contributions to the eligible mixed delivery provider on behalf of the employee or to a third-party administrator, as defined by the bill, and shall provide any other information deemed necessary by the Foundation. The bill specifies that, to the extent funds are available, the Foundation shall issue a state match to a third-party administrator. Program funds shall be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis; however, the bill clarifies that the Foundation is encouraged to prioritize awards to proposals involving contributions from small businesses. The bill requires the Foundation to provide an interim report to the General Assembly by September 1, 2028, and a summative report to the General Assembly by September 1, 2030, on the effectiveness and impact of the Program. This bill is identical to HB 18.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0546)Latest
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 546 (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 4Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 4Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB3)
- Mar 4Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB3ER)Major
- Mar 4EnrolledMinor
- Feb 27House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25Passed House with substitute (94-Y 4-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 25committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 25Read third timeMinor
- Feb 25Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Feb 24Read second timeMinor
- Feb 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB3)
- Feb 20Committee substitute printed 26108281D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 18Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary EducationMinor
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 18Read first timeMinor
- Feb 18Placed on Calendar
- Feb 13Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 12Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 11Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 11Rules suspended
- Feb 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB3)
- Feb 11Committee substitute printed 26107571D-S1Major
- Feb 10Incorporates SB119 (Carroll Foy)
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB3)
- 2025
- Nov 17Referred to Committee on Finance and AppropriationsMinor
- Nov 17Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100206DIntroduced