republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2026/hb-275.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Employment prohibition exceptions; apprenticeship program for children 16 years of age or older."
description: "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. This bill is identical to SB 10."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 275"
citation: "Virginia HB 275 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sam Rasoul"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2026-01-09"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2e842d1-908e-4d0a-81a0-8b4174aa6a61"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB275"
source_hash: "c4aa1ef8d091823f0c1802e772dbf29f8149f137e92a258a39e8cf991d60a98e"
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 275 (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. This bill is identical to SB 10.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083362.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216295.PDF)
3. **Labor and Commerce Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138675.PDF)
4. **Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132140.PDF)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187032.PDF)

## Votes

- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Commerce and Labor — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sam Rasoul — primary (person)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
- Virgil Thornton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101316D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-09** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-19** Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB275)
- **2026-02-05** House subcommittee offered
- **2026-02-05** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2026-02-10** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-10** Committee substitute printed 26106533D-H1 `substitution`
- **2026-02-12** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB275)
- **2026-02-12** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-13** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
- **2026-02-13** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2026-02-16** Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-16** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- **2026-02-16** Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2026-02-17** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-23** Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-25** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-25** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-25** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-26** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-26** Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-03** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB275ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB275)
- **2026-03-03** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-03** 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 98 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0098)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2e842d1-908e-4d0a-81a0-8b4174aa6a61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).