Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 54
State Government Internship Coordinator; DHRM to establish and employ.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (Democratic)
Cosponsors (11)
- Rodney T. Willett (Democratic)
- Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic)
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (Democratic)
- Elizabeth R. Guzman (Democratic)
- Rae Cousins (Democratic)
- Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic)
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (Democratic)
- Adele Y. McClure (Democratic)
- Lily V. Franklin
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Department of Human Resource Management; State Government Internship Coordinator. Requires the Department of Human Resource Management to establish and employ a State Government Internship Coordinator to attract high quality interns to the service of the Commonwealth with the goal of developing such interns in a manner that supports their ability to compete for positions in agencies of the Commonwealth upon conclusion of their internships and completion of their educational programs. The bill also requires the Department to establish and administer a system to provide professional development opportunities for state agency interns, intern supervisors, and human resources staff. This bill is identical to SB 286.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Amendment
- Appropriations Amendment
- Engrossed
- Finance and Appropriations Amendment
- Senate Amendments
- Enrolled
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 27, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 26, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 25, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 18, 2026 Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 6, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 27, 2026 House | Reported from General Laws | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 22, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 786 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 14, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB54) - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB54ER) - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 2-N 0-A) - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with amendments (37-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate as amended - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Finance and Appropriations Amendments agreed to - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB54) - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House as amended - Feb 11, 2026 · House
committee amendments agreed to - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) - Feb 4, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N) - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB54) - Jan 19, 2026 · House
Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process - Dec 29, 2025 · House
Referred to Committee on General Laws - Dec 29, 2025 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101261D