SB 702 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Early childhood care and education; exemption from licensure.

Summary
Early childhood care and education; publiclyfunded providers; exemption from licensure for certain child day programs. 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 dependentchildren 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 and provides 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
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 19, 2024 Signed Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 29, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 8, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
14
Committee
10
Mar 28, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 259 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB702ER)
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
senate
Feb 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 24103968D
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors