2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1273: Subsidized Work Experience Program; established.

Legislative Summary

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Virginia Initiative for Education and Work; Subsidized Work Experience Program established. Establishes the Subsidized Work Experience Program (SWEP) for persons who are otherwise eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. The bill directs the Department of Social Services to conduct SWEP and assign SWEP participants as volunteers to agencies, community organizations, and educational institutions. The bill also directs the Department to promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of SWEP.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100662D
Senate
1/8/2025
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Senate
1/18/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1273)
Senate
1/24/2025
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/29/2025
Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
1/29/2025
10
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/8/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Emily Brewer
Emily Brewer
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/8/202519.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/18/2025118.7 KB