SB 10 VA

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Employment prohibition exceptions; apprenticeships; children 16 years of age or older. Permits a child 16 years of age or older to serve in an apprenticeship program or other work-based learning experience related to culinary arts or information technology, provided that (i) the child is continuously enrolled in an accredited secondary school, (ii) the child is a registered apprentice, (iii) the child is employed in a work-training program administered under the Board of Education, and (iv) the work being performed is not in violation of federal or state laws. The bill requires that a child 16 years of age or older serving in a licensed barbershop or cosmetology salon, as permitted under current law, also meets the same requirements.

• David R. Suetterlein Republican · primary

1. Nov 17, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100673D · upper
2. Nov 17, 2025 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
3. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB10) · upper
4. Feb 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Feb 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106976D-S1 · upper
6. Feb 4, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
7. Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
8. Feb 4, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Feb 5, 2026 Read second time · upper
10. Feb 5, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
11. Feb 5, 2026 Engrossed by Senate committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 6, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
13. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB10) · upper
14. Feb 12, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
15. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
16. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
17. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 0-N) · lower
18. Feb 19, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108162D-H1 · lower
19. Feb 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB10) · upper
20. Feb 23, 2026 Read second time · lower
21. Feb 24, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
22. Feb 24, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
23. Feb 25, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
24. Feb 26, 2026 Read third time · lower
25. Feb 26, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
26. Feb 26, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
27. Feb 26, 2026 Passed House with substitute (96-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
28. Mar 2, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
29. Mar 5, 2026 Enrolled · upper
30. Mar 5, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB10ER) · upper
31. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB10) · upper
32. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
33. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by President · upper
34. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
35. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
36. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 99 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
37. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0099) · 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
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML