---
type: "Bill"
title: "English language learner students; reducing barriers to access paid-work based learning experiences."
description: "English language learner students; reducing barriers to access paid-work based learning experiences."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 1430"
citation: "Virginia SB 1430 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Suetterlein"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbad7e83-4030-4048-93be-27e357e58b42"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1430"
source_hash: "123c1dff268344fa6347e73e4b2c96607746ea518b396b149744e787dedd1568"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 1430 (2023) — English language learner students; reducing barriers to access paid-work based learning experiences.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0480** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0480)
2. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103338D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1430)
3. **SB1430ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1430ER)

## Votes

- Reported from Education (21-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Rules (14-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (58-Y 36-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Suetterlein — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103338D `filing, introduction`
- **2023-01-11** Referred to Committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20** Reported from Rules (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-23** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2023-01-24** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2023-01-25** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-01** Impact statement from DPB (SB1430)
- **2023-02-13** Placed on Calendar
- **2023-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-13** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Assigned Education sub: Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20** Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
- **2023-02-20** Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
- **2023-02-20** Reported from Education (21-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-23** Passed House (58-Y 36-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-23** VOTE: Passage (58-Y 36-N) `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1430ER) `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Impact statement from DPB (SB1430ER)
- **2023-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023 `enrolled`
- **2023-03-13** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-24** Approved by Governor-Chapter 480 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-24** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0480)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbad7e83-4030-4048-93be-27e357e58b42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).