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SB10Introduced in the Senate

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

Passed

Introduced by David Suetterlein, District 4

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0099)

April 6, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: House substitute agreed to by Senate · March 2, 2026

40

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1Yes
Mark Obenshain2Yes
Chris Head3Yes
David Suetterlein4Yes
Travis Hackworth5Yes
Todd Pillion6Yes
William Stanley7Yes
Mark Peake8Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100673D

  2. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB10)

  4. Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 0-N)

  5. Committee substitute printed 26106976D-S1

  6. Rules suspended

  7. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  8. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  9. Read second time

  10. Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to

  11. Engrossed by Senate committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  12. Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  13. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB10)

  14. Placed on Calendar

  15. Read first time

  16. Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

  17. Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 0-N)

  18. Committee substitute printed 26108162D-H1

  19. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB10)

  20. Read second time

  21. Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar

  22. Passed by for the day

  23. Passed by for the day

  24. Read third time

  25. committee substitute agreed to

  26. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  27. Passed House with substitute (96-Y 1-N 0-A)

  28. House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  29. Enrolled

  30. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB10ER)

  31. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB10)

  32. Signed by Speaker

  33. Signed by President

  34. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

  35. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  36. Approved by Governor-Chapter 99 (effective 7/1/2026)

  37. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0099)

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