HB 275 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. This bill is identical to SB 10.

• Sam Rasoul Democratic · primary

1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101316D · lower
2. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB275) · lower
5. Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106533D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB275) · lower
10. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 13, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
13. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 16, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
16. Feb 16, 2026 Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
17. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
18. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
19. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) · upper
20. Feb 25, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
21. Feb 25, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Feb 25, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
23. Feb 26, 2026 Read third time · upper
24. Feb 26, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote · upper
25. Mar 3, 2026 Enrolled · lower
26. Mar 3, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB275ER) · lower
27. Mar 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB275) · lower
28. Mar 3, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
29. Mar 3, 2026 Signed by President · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
31. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
32. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 98 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
33. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0098) · 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
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML