SB20Introduced in the Senate
Child Care Subsidy Program; income-based eligibility for assistance.
Introduced by Mamie Locke, District 23
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Early childhood care and education; Child Care Subsidy Program; income-based eligibility for assistance; development and implementation of phased reduction model; report. Requires the Department of Education to develop and implement a phased reduction model for the Child Care Subsidy Program (the Program) that provides for an assistance phase-out period during which the assistance for which a given family is eligible is reduced in proportion to increases in such family's income for the purpose of ensuring that no family receiving child care assistance under the Program experiences a sudden loss in eligibility for assistance as a result of an increase in family income. The bill requires the phased reduction model developed and implemented by the Department to consist of incremental income tiers, with each increase in income tier corresponding to a proportional reduction in the percentage of assistance for which a given family is eligible under the Program. The bill directs the Board of Education to (i) promulgate regulations for the development and implementation of the phased reduction model in accordance with the provisions of the bill and (ii) submit to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services any amendments to the current Child Care and Development Fund Plan for Virginia as are necessary to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill requires the Department of Education to provide an interim report to the General Assembly by October 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, and a summative report to the General Assembly by April 1, 2027.
Where it stands
Left in Education
March 14, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
House of DelegatesStage: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (18-Y 3-N) · March 4, 2026
18
Yes
3
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
22 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
Citizen Voice
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See how each delegate voted
| Delegate | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Gretchen Bulova | 11 | Yes |
| Briana Sewell | 25 | Yes |
| Atoosa Reaser | 27 | Yes |
| Elizabeth Guzman | 31 | Yes |
| Sam Rasoul | 38 | Yes |
| Madison Whittle | 49 | Yes |
| Eric Zehr | 51 | No |
| Amy Laufer | 55 | Yes |
| Thomas Garrett | 56 | No |
| Phillip Scott | 63 | No |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100691D
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB20)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26107634D-S1
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read second time
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Education
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB20)
House committee offered
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (18-Y 3-N)
Read second time
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day
Motion to rerefer to Education agreed to
Rereferred to Education
Left in Education
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