SB 3 VA

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Employee Child Care Assistance Program established. Establishes the Employee Child Care Assistance Program to provide matching funds in order to incentivize employers to contribute to the child care costs of their employees. The Program shall be administered by the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation. To participate in the Program, an employer shall agree to make child care contributions to the eligible mixed delivery provider on behalf of the employee or to a third-party administrator, as defined by the bill, and shall provide any other information deemed necessary by the Foundation. The bill specifies that, to the extent funds are available, the Foundation shall issue a state match to a third-party administrator. Program funds shall be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis; however, the bill clarifies that the Foundation is encouraged to prioritize awards to proposals involving contributions from small businesses. The bill requires the Foundation to provide an interim report to the General Assembly by September 1, 2028, and a summative report to the General Assembly by September 1, 2030, on the effectiveness and impact of the Program. This bill is identical to HB 18.

• Lashrecse D. Aird Democratic · primary

1. Nov 17, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100206D · upper
2. Nov 17, 2025 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations · upper
3. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB3) · upper
4. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Feb 10, 2026 Incorporates SB119 (Carroll Foy) · upper
6. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107571D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB3) · upper
8. Feb 11, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
9. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
10. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 12, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
13. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 18, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
16. Feb 18, 2026 Read first time · lower
17. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Appropriations · lower
18. Feb 18, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education · lower
19. Feb 20, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
20. Feb 20, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108281D-H1 · lower
21. Feb 24, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB3) · upper
22. Feb 24, 2026 Read second time · lower
23. Feb 25, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
24. Feb 25, 2026 Read third time · lower
25. Feb 25, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
26. Feb 25, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
27. Feb 25, 2026 Passed House with substitute (94-Y 4-N 0-A) · lower
28. Feb 27, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
29. Mar 4, 2026 Enrolled · upper
30. Mar 4, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB3ER) · upper
31. Mar 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB3) · upper
32. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
33. Mar 4, 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 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 546 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
37. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0546) · 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
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML