HB 739 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Early childhood care and education; exemption from licensure for certain child day programs.

Summary
Early childhood care and education; publiclyfunded providers; exemption from licensure for certain child dayprograms. Excepts military child care fee assistance or any childcare subsidy paid by a branch of the Armed Forces of the United Statesfrom the federal funds that would otherwise render a child day programas a "publicly funded provider," as that term is defined and usedin relevant law relating to early childhood care and education. Thebill also exempts from licensure by the Superintendent of PublicInstruction any child day program that (i) serves only dependent children of military personnel and (ii) (a) is located on a militarybase or federal property or (b) is certified as a family child careprovider by a branch of the Armed Forces of the United States andprovides that any branch of the Armed Forces of the United Statesor its agent, including an installation commander of a military baseon which a child day program is located, may assume responsibilityfor approving or determining which children may be served by theprogram that is so exempted from licensure.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Mar 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 9, 2024

How they voted

39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 19, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 49 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Feb 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB739ER)
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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