Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 258
Early childhood care and education; updates terminology.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Early childhood care and education; terminology. Updates throughout the Code of Virginia the term "family day home" to "home-based child care" and the term "family day system" to "home-based child care system." The bill permits the Department of Education to phase in such terminology changes over a period time to ensure that any necessary changes to its information technology systems can be integrated into future systems upgrades in order to minimize costs.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 27, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 26, 2026 Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 House | Reported from Education with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 21, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 917 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB258) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB258ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Public Education - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB258) - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N 0-A) - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House as amended - Feb 2, 2026 · House
committee amendment agreed to - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Read second time - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Read first time - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (20-Y 1-N) - Jan 28, 2026 · House
House committee offered - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB258) - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Assigned HED sub: Early Childhood and Innovation - Jan 9, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Education - Jan 9, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102991D