VirginiaWorkforce development programs; apprenticeship program.
What it does
Department of Workforce Development and Advancement; workforce development programs; apprenticeship program. Recognizes the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement as the federally and state designated agency responsible for workforce development in the Commonwealth. The bill additionally makes technical changes to reflect the previous transfer of administration of apprenticeship programs from the Department of Labor and Industry to the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement.
More detail
The bill also amends the seventh enactments of Chapters 624 and 625 of the Acts of Assembly of 2023 to exempt the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement's initial adoption and any additional regulations from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act provided that, prior to the final adoption of such regulations, the Department publishes in the Virginia Register of Regulations and posts on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall an action that provides (i) a 30-day comment period; (ii) a summary of the proposed regulations, the text of the proposed regulations, and the name, address, email address, and telephone number of the agency contact person responsible for receiving public comments; and (iii) the statutory authority to promulgate the regulations.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0662)Latest
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 662 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 14Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 14Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026Minor
- Mar 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB693)
- Mar 13Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 13Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 13Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB693ER)Major
- Mar 13EnrolledMinor
- Mar 6Senate substitute agreed to by House (71-Y 26-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB693)
- Mar 4Passed Senate with substitute (35-Y 5-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 4Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Mar 4Read third timeMinor
- Mar 4Committee substitute printed 26109053D-S1Major
- Mar 3Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 3Rules suspended
- Mar 3Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)Minor
- Feb 25Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 10Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 9Read third time and passed House (70-Y 28-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 6committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 6Read second timeMinor
- Feb 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB693)
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Committee substitute printed 26106550D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Reported from General Laws with substitute (18-Y 3-N)Minor
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29House subcommittee offered
- Jan 26Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative ProcessMinor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105077DIntroduced