Employee Child Care Assistance Program; established, reports.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to establish the Employee Child Care Assistance Program.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
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 defin
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Dec 22, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter 545 (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
27
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Adele Y. McClureDebra D. GardnerPhil M. HernandezMarty Martinez Jessica L. AndersonBonita G. AnthonyElizabeth B. Bennett-ParkerNadarius E. ClarkJoshua G. ColeKelly K. Convirs-FowlerRae CousinsMark C. DowneyLily V. FranklinElizabeth R. GuzmanRozia A. Henson, Jr.Patrick A. HopeKaren Keys-GamarraDestiny LeVere BollingMichelle Lopes MaldonadoMay NivarMarcia S. "Cia" PriceSam RasoulAtoosa R. ReaserIrene ShinShelly A. SimondsJJ SinghKathy K.L. Tran
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-05 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 15
Read third time and passed House (91-Y 7-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 91, X 2, N 7
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-30 · P · X 1, Y 6
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 545.