HB 54 VA

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Department of Human Resource Management; State Government Internship Coordinator. Requires the Department of Human Resource Management to establish and employ a State Government Internship Coordinator to attract high quality interns to the service of the Commonwealth with the goal of developing such interns in a manner that supports their ability to compete for positions in agencies of the Commonwealth upon conclusion of their internships and completion of their educational programs. The bill also requires the Department to establish and administer a system to provide professional development opportunities for state agency interns, intern supervisors, and human resources staff. This bill is identical to SB 286.

• Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. Democratic · primary

1. Dec 29, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101261D · lower
2. Dec 29, 2025 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process · lower
4. Jan 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB54) · lower
5. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N) · lower
6. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
8. Feb 4, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) · lower
10. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 11, 2026 Read second time · lower
13. Feb 11, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
14. Feb 11, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
15. Feb 12, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
16. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB54) · lower
17. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
18. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
19. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
20. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N) · upper
21. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
22. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
24. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
25. Feb 27, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Amendments agreed to · upper
26. Feb 27, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
27. Feb 27, 2026 Passed Senate with amendments (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
28. Mar 3, 2026 Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 2-N 0-A) · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled · lower
30. Mar 10, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB54ER) · lower
31. Mar 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB54) · lower
32. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
33. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by President · upper
34. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
35. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
36. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 786 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Senate Amendments · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Amendment · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Appropriations Amendment · HTML
• Appropriations Amendment · HTML
• Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML