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.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 13Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0545)Latest
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 545 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 25Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 25Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026Minor
- Mar 16Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB18)
- Mar 14Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 14Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 14Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB18ER)Major
- Mar 14EnrolledMinor
- Mar 9Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 9Read third timeMinor
- Mar 6Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Mar 5Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 5Rules suspended
- Mar 4Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 9Referred to Committee on Finance and AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 9Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 6Read third time and passed House (91-Y 7-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Feb 5Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB18)
- Feb 5Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 5committee amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 5Read second timeMinor
- Feb 4Read first timeMinor
- Feb 2Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 2House committee offered
- Jan 30Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30House subcommittee offered
- Jan 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB18)
- Jan 15Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary EducationMinor
- 2025
- Dec 22Referred to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Dec 22Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102136DIntroduced