HB 772 VA

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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Adult and Dislocated Worker funds; minimum allocation requirement waived. Authorizes the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement to waive the 40 percent allocation requirement of certain funding under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 for a local workforce development board that submits a request for a waiver and demonstrates that the board is unable to meet the requirement due to (i) a lack of available training providers in the local workforce development area, (ii) a lack of demand for training services among eligible participants, or (iii) other extraordinary circumstances. The bill requires the Department to develop and publish a process for the application and approval of such waivers.

• Virgil Thornton Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103224D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Appropriations · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
4. Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB772) · lower
5. Feb 4, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 4, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107180D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 8, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB772) · lower
10. Feb 10, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 11, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 11, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
13. Feb 11, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 12, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations · upper
17. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
18. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB772ER) · lower
25. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB772) · lower
26. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 219 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0219) · 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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML