Early Childhood Care and Education, Commission on; expands membership.
Summary
Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education; members. Expands from 31 to 32 the minimum number of members of the Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education by adding one representative of the Department of Veterans Services to the nonlegislative citizen members of the Commission. This bill is identical to SB 1391.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Signed Mar 21, 2025
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Enrolled
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Chaptered
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5 edits
MODERATE
This bill converts HB 2645 from an enrolled bill into a chaptered act, making it officially part of the Virginia Code. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with only formatting adjustments to comply with official legislative publication standards.
TECHNICAL
Removed original bill header lines indicating 'Enrolled' status and session information
Added official chapter designation (Chapter 297) and approval date (March 21, 2025)
Reformatted text with additional spacing and line breaks for official publication
Removed page number marker '2 of 2' from within the statute text
Added proper indentation and spacing consistent with Virginia Code formatting standards
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 18, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Mar 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 297 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2645ER)
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred from General Laws and referred to Education (Voice Vote)
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 25103855D
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael Feggans
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Askew
DDemocratic
Co
David Reid
DDemocratic
Co
Debra Gardner
DDemocratic
Co
J.R. Henson
DDemocratic
Co
Jackie Glass
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Cole
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Thomas
DDemocratic
Co
Laura Jane Cohen
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Cherry
RRepublican
Co
Phil Hernandez
DDemocratic
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