VA HB 259
Status unknownHome-Based Child Care Provider Start-Up Grants Pilot Program; established, sunset.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did VA HB 259 pass?
The current status of VA HB 259 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee Appropriations
What is VA HB 259 about?
Early childhood care and education; Home-Based Child Care Provider Start-Up Grants Pilot Program established; requirements. Establishes the Home-Based Child Care Provider Start-Up Grants Pilot Program, whereby funds are provided to Child Care Aware of Virginia to work in conjunction with the public and private partners enumerated in the bill in order to expand the supply of licensed home-based child care providers in the Commonwealth, promote the safety of licensed home-based child care providers, and support access to child care for working parents in the Commonwealth, through providing for the award of grants to licensed and unlicensed home-based child care providers in the Commonwealth in accordance with the requirements of the bill. The bill requires Child Care Aware of Virginia to annually collect and make publicly available data on the number of home-based child care providers supported under the Program. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2029.
Who sponsors VA HB 259?
Shelly A. Simonds is the primary sponsor of VA HB 259.
Description
Early childhood care and education; Home-Based Child Care Provider Start-Up Grants Pilot Program established; requirements. Establishes the Home-Based Child Care Provider Start-Up Grants Pilot Program, whereby funds are provided to Child Care Aware of Virginia to work in conjunction with the public and private partners enumerated in the bill in order to expand the supply of licensed home-based child care providers in the Commonwealth, promote the safety of licensed home-based child care providers, and support access to child care for working parents in the Commonwealth, through providing for the award of grants to licensed and unlicensed home-based child care providers in the Commonwealth in accordance with the requirements of the bill. The bill requires Child Care Aware of Virginia to annually collect and make publicly available data on the number of home-based child care providers supported under the Program. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2029.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-09
- Latest action
- 2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Appropriations
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Shelly A. Simondsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-09
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102915D
filing,introduction
2026-01-09
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-01-15
Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
referral-committee
2026-01-23
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB259)
2026-02-02
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N)
2026-02-02
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
2026-02-18
Left in Committee Appropriations
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Documents
Votes
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
2026-02-02 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: not voting
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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