HB 54 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

State Government Internship Coordinator; DHRM to establish and employ.

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Dec 29, 2025 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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Engrossed Enrolled · 2 edits · Mar 10, 2026
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The bill transitioned from a draft version containing bracketed editorial notes to the final enrolled version, removing all temporary placeholders. The substantive policy content, including new duties for the State Government Internship Coordinator and requirements for diversity training, remains unchanged.
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 26, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
17
Committee
11
Amendments
5
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 786 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB54ER)
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 2-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Finance and Appropriations Amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Dec 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

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