Early childhood care and education; updates terminology.
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Became law
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Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 9.1-914, 15.2-914, 15.2-2292, 18.2-371.1, 19.2-389, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 20-124.6, 22.1-289.02, 22.1-289.04, 22.1-289.05:1 through 22.1-289.08, 22.1-289.010, 22.1-289.011, 22.1-289.012, 22.1-289.014 through 22.1-289.019,...” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Early childhood care and education; terminology. Updates throughout the Code of Virginia the term "family day home" to "home-based child care" and the term "family day system" to "home-based child care system." The bill permits the Department of Education to phase in such terminology changes over a period time to ensure that any necessary changes to its information technology systems can be integrated into future systems upgrades in order to minimize costs.
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 9, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 917 (latest official status)
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The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Shelly A. Simonds
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 15
Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 93, N 5, X 2
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (20-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 20, X 1, N 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-21 · P · Y 10
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.
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