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SB 286 VA
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State Government Internship Coordinator; Department of Human Resource Management to appoint.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Approved by Governor-Chapter 787 (effective 7/1/2026)

Summary

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 HB 54.

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor
  • Ghazala F. Hashmi · cosponsor

Action history (39)

  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100203D · upper
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
  3. Jan 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB286) · upper
  4. Jan 21, 2026 General Laws and Technology Substitute · upper
  5. Jan 21, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  6. Jan 23, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105881D-S1 · upper
  7. Jan 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB286) · upper
  8. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) · upper
  9. Feb 4, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  10. Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  11. Feb 4, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  12. Feb 5, 2026 Read second time · upper
  13. Feb 5, 2026 General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to · upper
  14. Feb 5, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  15. Feb 6, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  16. Feb 11, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
  17. Feb 12, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  18. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
  19. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Appropriations · lower
  20. Feb 20, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
  21. Feb 20, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108268D-H1 · lower
  22. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB286) · upper
  23. Feb 24, 2026 Read second time · lower
  24. Feb 25, 2026 Floor offered Delegate Sullivan Amendments · lower
  25. Feb 25, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
  26. Feb 25, 2026 Read third time · lower
  27. Feb 25, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  28. Feb 25, 2026 Delegate Sullivan Floor amendments agreed to · lower
  29. Feb 25, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended · lower
  30. Feb 25, 2026 Passed House with substitute with amendments (90-Y 3-N 0-A) · lower
  31. Feb 27, 2026 Senate agreed to House substitute with amendments · upper
  32. Mar 4, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  33. Mar 4, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB286ER) · upper
  34. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  35. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  36. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
  37. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  38. Mar 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB286) · upper
  39. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 787 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

Text versions (12)

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
  • House Amendments · HTML
  • Delegate Sullivan Amendments · HTML
  • Appropriations Substitute · PDF
  • Appropriations Substitute · HTML
  • General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
  • General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
  • General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
  • General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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