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type: "Bill"
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title: "Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, reports."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 18"
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citation: "Virginia HB 18 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Adele Y. McClure"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 33
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2025-12-22"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09737058-9b30-4073-b748-51f7e0711b14"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB18"
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source_hash: "8e793ced399e6df3d9cb0e087c9fb9d1c52196a9609ce61bc4bd91fcdf47b91c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 18 (2026) — Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, reports.
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081977.PDF)
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2. **Appropriations Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108623.HTML)
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3. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218675.PDF)
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4. **Elementary & Secondary Education Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105499.HTML)
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5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108698.PDF)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208744.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **91–7** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Adele Y. McClure — primary (person)
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- Atoosa R. Reaser — cosponsor (person)
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- Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
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- Charlie Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
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- Debra D. Gardner — cosponsor (person)
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- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
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- Garrett McGuire — cosponsor (person)
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- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
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- JJ Singh — cosponsor (person)
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- Jessica L. Anderson — cosponsor (person)
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- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
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- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
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- Lily V. Franklin — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark C. Downey — cosponsor (person)
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- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
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- May Nivar — cosponsor (person)
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- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
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- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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- Phil M. Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
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- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
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- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
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- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-12-22** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102136D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-12-22** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-15** Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-23** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB18)
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- **2026-01-30** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-01-30** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-02** House committee offered
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- **2026-02-02** Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-05** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-05** committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-05** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2026-02-05** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB18)
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- **2026-02-06** Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
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- **2026-02-06** Read third time and passed House (91-Y 7-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-09** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-09** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-04** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-05** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-05** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-06** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-09** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-09** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-14** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB18ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-16** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB18)
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- **2026-03-25** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-25** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 545 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-13** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0545)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09737058-9b30-4073-b748-51f7e0711b14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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