Public education; early childhood care and education, child care access calculations, report.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-289.03 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public education; early childhood care and education; child care access calculations; report.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Public education; early childhood care and education; child care access calculations; report. Requires the Department of Education to establish and maintain calculations for the provision of early childhood care and education services based on cost of quality rate per child, actual data from the prior year, an estimate of parental demand and choice preferences based on historic growth trends and current eligibility criteria, and an estimate of the number of slots to be added to support local or
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 456 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
26
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Briana D. SewellNicole Cole Jessica L. AndersonAlex Q. AskewElizabeth B. Bennett-ParkerKaren R. "Kacey" CarnegieBetsy B. CarrRae CousinsLindsey DoughertyMark C. DowneyMargaret A. FranklinKaren Keys-GamarraDestiny LeVere BollingMichelle Lopes MaldonadoLeslie Chambers MehtaMay NivarKimberly Pope AdamsMarcia S. "Cia" PriceAtoosa R. Reaser Charlie SchmidtIrene ShinJoshua E. ThomasKathy K.L. TranJeion A. WardVivian E. WattsRodney T. Willett
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 39, X 1
Conference report agreed to by House (76-Y 20-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 76, N 20, X 3
Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-05 · P · Y 38, X 2
Senate substitute rejected by HouseHouse of Delegates · 2026-03-03 · F · N 98, X 1
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 37, X 3
Education and Health Substitute agreed to Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · X 40
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 15
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 15
Read third time and passed House (74-Y 22-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 74, N 22, X 4
Reported from Education with substitute (18-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 18, X 1, N 3
Subcommittee recommends reporting and rereferred to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · X 1, Y 9, N 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 456.