---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child labor offenses; increases civil penalties."
description: "Child labor offenses; civil penalties. Increasesfrom $10,000 to $25,000 the civil penalty for each violation of childlabor laws that results in the employment of a child who is seriouslyinjured or dies in the course of employment. The bill also increasesfrom $1,000 to $2,500 the maximum civil penalty for each other violationof child labor laws and provides that such civil penalty shall notbe less than $500. The bill directs the Department of Labor and Industry to convene a stakeholder work group to develop education and outreach plans to inform young workers and employers about child labor laws."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 100"
citation: "Virginia HB 100 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holly M. Seibold"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-12-30"
last_action: "2024-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0cf6e06a-5998-4372-bc1b-660359d96b9f"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB100"
source_hash: "92b1cfdae33523bcf1fa14df281d09569e1d41e0c1f575d15c269843c6323b5d"
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 HB 100 (2024) — Child labor offenses; increases civil penalties.

Child labor offenses; civil penalties. Increasesfrom $10,000 to $25,000 the civil penalty for each violation of childlabor laws that results in the employment of a child who is seriouslyinjured or dies in the course of employment. The bill also increasesfrom $1,000 to $2,500 the maximum civil penalty for each other violationof child labor laws and provides that such civil penalty shall notbe less than $500. The bill directs the Department of Labor and Industry to convene a stakeholder work group to develop education and outreach plans to inform young workers and employers about child labor laws.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0369** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0369)
2. **Committee substitute printed 24105120D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB100H1)
3. **HB100ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB100ER)
4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103383D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB100)

## Votes

- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 0-N 1-A) — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Holly M. Seibold — primary (person)
- Adele Y. McClure — cosponsor (person)
- Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara A. Favola — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
- Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Briana D. Sewell — cosponsor (person)
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Candi Mundon King — cosponsor (person)
- Charniele L. Herring — cosponsor (person)
- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
- Debra D. Gardner — cosponsor (person)
- Delores L. McQuinn — cosponsor (person)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua E. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Kannan Srinivasan — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
- Karrie K. Delaney — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
- Katrina Callsen — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
- Mark D. Sickles — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Michael B. Feggans — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
- Phil M. Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Saddam Azlan Salim — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
- Vivian E. Watts — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-30** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103383D `filing, introduction`
- **2023-12-30** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-15** Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-18** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2024-01-18** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2024-01-23** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-01-23** Committee substitute printed 24105120D-H1 `substitution`
- **2024-01-25** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2024-01-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-26** Committee substitute agreed to 24105120D-H1 `substitution`
- **2024-01-26** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB100H1 `substitution`
- **2024-01-29** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-29** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-01-30** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2024-01-30** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-09** Impact statement from DPB (HB100H1)
- **2024-02-19** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2024-02-19** Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-19** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-27** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-28** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-28** Reading of amendment waived
- **2024-02-28** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-28** Engrossed by Senate as amended
- **2024-02-28** Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Senate amendment agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N 1-A) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-01** VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 0-N 1-A)
- **2024-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB100ER) `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Impact statement from DPB (HB100ER)
- **2024-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-03** Approved by Governor-Chapter 369 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-03** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0369)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0cf6e06a-5998-4372-bc1b-660359d96b9f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).