Bill Sponsor
Virginia House Bill 18
Session 2026
Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, reports.
Active
Active
Passed House on Feb 6, 2026
First Action
Dec 22, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 4, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
18
State
Virginia
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Cosponsor
Unknown
Charlie Schmidt
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Unknown
Jessica L. Anderson
Cosponsor
Unknown
Lily V. Franklin
Cosponsor
Unknown
Mark C. Downey
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
House Votes (3)
Senate Votes (1)
Motion Text
H VOTE:
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Charlie Schmidt
Yes
Unknown
Ellen H. McLaughlin
Yes
Unknown
Gretchen M. Bulova
Yes
Unknown
Jessica L. Anderson
Yes
Unknown
John Chilton McAuliff
Yes
Unknown
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Yes
Unknown
Kimberly Pope Adams
Yes
Unknown
Leslie Chambers Mehta
Yes
Unknown
Lily V. Franklin
Yes
Unknown
Margaret A. Franklin
Yes
Unknown
Mark C. Downey
Yes
Unknown
Stacey Annie Carroll
Yes
Summary
A BILL to establish the Employee Child Care Assistance Program. 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 defined by the bill, and shall provide any other information deemed necessary by the Foundation. The bill specifies that, to the extent funds are available, the Foundation shall issue a state match to a third-party administrator. Program funds shall be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis; however, the bill clarifies that the Foundation is encouraged to prioritize awards to proposals involving contributions from small businesses. The bill requires the Foundation to provide an interim report to the General Assembly by September 1, 2028, and a summative report to the General Assembly by September 1, 2030, on the effectiveness and impact of the Program.
Documents (1)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB18)
Actions (18)
03/04/2026
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
02/09/2026
Senate
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
02/09/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
02/06/2026
House
Read third time and passed House (91-Y 7-N 0-A)
02/06/2026
House
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
02/05/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB18)
02/05/2026
House
Engrossed by House as amended
02/05/2026
House
committee amendments agreed to
02/05/2026
House
Read second time
02/04/2026
House
Read first time
02/02/2026
House
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
02/02/2026
House
House committee offered
01/30/2026
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
01/30/2026
House
House subcommittee offered
01/23/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB18)
01/15/2026
House
Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
12/22/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
12/22/2025
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102136D
Sources
Record Created
Jan 20, 2026 9:25:35 PM
Record Updated
Mar 5, 2026 12:50:41 AM