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| Bill | Employment prohibition exceptions; apprenticeship program for children 16 years of age or older. | 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. The bill requires that a child 16 years of age or older serving in a licensed barbershop or cosmetology salon, as permitted under current law, also meets the same requirements. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 10 | Virginia SB 10 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 10 (2026) — Employment prohibition exceptions; apprenticeship program for children 16 years of age or older.
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. The bill requires that a child 16 years of age or older serving in a licensed barbershop or cosmetology salon, as permitted under current law, also meets the same requirements.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Commerce and Labor Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Labor and Commerce Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — 13–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute — 20–0 (pass) · lower
- Concur House Substitute R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 96–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- David R. Suetterlein — primary (person)
- Joseph P. McNamara — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-11-17 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100673D
filing, introduction - 2025-11-17 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee - 2026-02-02 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB10)
- 2026-02-02 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-03 Committee substitute printed 26106976D-S1
substitution - 2026-02-04 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-04 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-05 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-05 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 2026-02-05 Engrossed by Senate committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
substitution - 2026-02-06 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-09 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB10)
- 2026-02-12 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-12 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-12 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2026-02-19 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-19 Committee substitute printed 26108162D-H1
substitution - 2026-02-20 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB10)
- 2026-02-23 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-24 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 2026-02-24 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-25 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-26 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-26 committee substitute agreed to
substitution - 2026-02-26 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-02-26 Passed House with substitute (96-Y 1-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-02 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
substitution - 2026-03-05 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-05 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB10ER)
passage - 2026-03-05 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB10)
- 2026-03-05 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-05 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 99 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0099)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b21592bf-2cea-4423-a1b5-a66b6d17cda2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).