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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia SB 10

Employment prohibition exceptions; apprenticeship program for children 16 years of age or older.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE

Employment prohibition exceptions; apprenticeships; children 16 years of age or older. Permits a child 16 years of age or older to serve in an apprenticeship program or other work-based learning experience related to culinary arts or information technology, provided that (i) the child is continuously enrolled in an accredited secondary school, (ii) the child is a registered apprentice, (iii) the child is employed in a work-training program administered under the Board of Education, and (iv) the work being performed is not in violation of federal or state laws. The bill requires that a child 16 years of age or older serving in a licensed barbershop or cosmetology salon, as permitted under current law, also meets the same requirements.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 2, 2026
Senate		Concur House Substitute RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 26, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 19, 2026
House		Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 6, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 4, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 2, 2026
Senate		Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see

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