2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1685: Early childhood care and education; publicly funded providers.

Legislative Summary

Early childhood care and education; publicly funded providers; exclusions. Excludes from the definition of "publicly funded provider" for the purpose of provisions of law relating to early childhood care and education any program for which the sole source of public funding is financial assistance for military child care pursuant to relevant federal law and that is accredited by a U.S. Department of Defense-approved national accrediting body.

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Bill History

1/3/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101054D
House of Delegates
1/3/2025
Referred to Committee on Education
House of Delegates
1/13/2025
Assigned Educ sub: Early Childhood
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1685)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Education Amendments agreed to
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Engrossed by House as amended
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Printed as engrossed 25101054D-E
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1685)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/10/2025
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Senate
2/13/2025
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/17/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
Senate
2/17/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/18/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1685ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1685)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 187 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0187)

Amendments

HED Sub: Early Childhood Amendment

HED Sub: Early Childhood Amendment

Not Adopted

HED Sub: Early Childhood Amendments

HED Sub: Early Childhood Amendments

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/18/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
2/17/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)
1/29/2025
21
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
1/22/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Briana Sewell
Briana Sewell
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/20256.7 KB
Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/20256.7 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20256.9 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/3/20257.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/3/20257.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/2025111.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/4/2025110.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/23/2025108.3 KB