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type: "Bill"
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title: "Workforce development programs; apprenticeship program."
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description: "Department of Workforce Development and Advancement; workforce development programs; apprenticeship program. Recognizes the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement as the federally and state designated agency responsible for workforce development in the Commonwealth. The bill additionally makes technical changes to reflect the previous transfer of administration of apprenticeship programs from the Department of Labor and Industry to the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement. The bill also amends the seventh enactments of Chapters 624 and 625 of the Acts of Assembly of 2023 to exempt the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement's initial adoption and any additional regulations from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act provided that, prior to the final adoption of such regulations, the Department publishes in the Virginia Register of Regulations and posts on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall an action that provides (i) a 30-day comment period; (ii) a summary of the proposed regulations, the text of the proposed regulations, and the name, address, email address, and telephone number of the agency contact person responsible for receiving public comments; and (iii) the statutory authority to promulgate the regulations."
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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 693"
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citation: "Virginia HB 693 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["John Chilton McAuliff"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73159690-e6ea-4e05-aac9-0109088bf4aa"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB693"
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source_hash: "208170e15d8b822a73810e8e348f9128024c0cb262c3a5429c3bddfca7872f4b"
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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 693 (2026) — Workforce development programs; apprenticeship program.
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Department of Workforce Development and Advancement; workforce development programs; apprenticeship program. Recognizes the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement as the federally and state designated agency responsible for workforce development in the Commonwealth. The bill additionally makes technical changes to reflect the previous transfer of administration of apprenticeship programs from the Department of Labor and Industry to the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement. The bill also amends the seventh enactments of Chapters 624 and 625 of the Acts of Assembly of 2023 to exempt the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement's initial adoption and any additional regulations from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act provided that, prior to the final adoption of such regulations, the Department publishes in the Virginia Register of Regulations and posts on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall an action that provides (i) a 30-day comment period; (ii) a summary of the proposed regulations, the text of the proposed regulations, and the name, address, email address, and telephone number of the agency contact person responsible for receiving public comments; and (iii) the statutory authority to promulgate the regulations.
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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/1085518.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221760.PDF)
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3. **Finance and Appropriations Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191955.PDF)
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4. **General Laws Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115311.PDF)
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5. **Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103327.PDF)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203489.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **70–28** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from General Laws with substitute — **18–3** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology — **10–5** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **35–5** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **71–26** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- John Chilton McAuliff — primary (person)
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- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — cosponsor (person)
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- Virgil Thornton — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105077D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-26** Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-29** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-03** Reported from General Laws with substitute (18-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-03** Committee substitute printed 26106550D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB693)
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- **2026-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-06** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-06** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-09** Read third time and passed House (70-Y 28-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-10** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-25** Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-03** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-04** Committee substitute printed 26109053D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-03-04** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-03-04** Passed Senate with substitute (35-Y 5-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB693)
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- **2026-03-06** Senate substitute agreed to by House (71-Y 26-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-13** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-13** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB693ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-13** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-13** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-13** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB693)
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 662 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-13** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0662)
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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/73159690-e6ea-4e05-aac9-0109088bf4aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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