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VA HB 698

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Virginia Workforce Development and Career Connection and Training Foundation and Fund; established.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VA HB 698 pass?

The current status of VA HB 698 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee Appropriations

What is VA HB 698 about?

Virginia Workforce Development and Career Connection and Training Foundation and Fund. Establishes as a body politic and corporate the Virginia Workforce Development and Career Connection and Training Foundation to support the interests of the Commonwealth's workforce and its employers and contributors through the Secretary of Labor and the programs and services of the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement. The bill sets out the membership and powers and duties of the Foundation, provides that the Foundation may hire an Executive Director and employees, and creates the Virginia Workforce Development and Career Connection and Training Fund. The bill provides that funds or property to the Fund are gifts to the Commonwealth and the Fund is exempt from all state and local taxes.

Who sponsors VA HB 698?

John Chilton McAuliff is the primary sponsor of VA HB 698.

Description

Virginia Workforce Development and Career Connection and Training Foundation and Fund. Establishes as a body politic and corporate the Virginia Workforce Development and Career Connection and Training Foundation to support the interests of the Commonwealth's workforce and its employers and contributors through the Secretary of Labor and the programs and services of the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement. The bill sets out the membership and powers and duties of the Foundation, provides that the Foundation may hire an Executive Director and employees, and creates the Virginia Workforce Development and Career Connection and Training Fund. The bill provides that funds or property to the Fund are gifts to the Commonwealth and the Fund is exempt from all state and local taxes.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Appropriations
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • John Chilton McAuliffprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101570D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on General Laws

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-26

    Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-29

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB698)

  5. 2026-01-29

    House subcommittee offered

  6. 2026-01-29

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)

  7. 2026-02-03

    Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-02-03

    Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-02-11

    Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)

  10. 2026-02-18

    Left in Committee Appropriations

Versions

  • IntroducedCompare
  • Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee AmendmentCompare
  • General Laws AmendmentCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)

    2026-01-29 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Karrie K. Delaney: yes
    • Joshua G. Cole: yes
    • Holly M. Seibold: yes
    • Adele Y. McClure: yes
    • Katrina Callsen: yes
    • Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
    • Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
    • Barry D. Knight: not voting
    • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
    • Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes

  • Reported from General Laws with amendment(s)

    2026-02-03 · pass · 21-0

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Paul E. Krizek: yes
    • Holly M. Seibold: yes
    • Betsy B. Carr: yes
    • Luke E. Torian: yes
    • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
    • Marcus B. Simon: yes
    • Karrie K. Delaney: yes
    • Joshua G. Cole: yes
    • Adele Y. McClure: yes
    • Phil M. Hernandez: yes
    • Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
    • Katrina Callsen: yes
    • Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
    • Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
    • Lily V. Franklin: yes
    • Barry D. Knight: not voting
    • James W. Morefield: yes
    • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
    • Terry L. Austin: yes
    • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
    • Bill Wiley: yes
    • Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes

  • Subcommittee recommends laying on the table

    2026-02-11 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Paul E. Krizek: yes
    • Betsy B. Carr: yes
    • Rodney T. Willett: yes
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • Amy J. Laufer: yes
    • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
    • Bill Wiley: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB698

Attribution

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