Employment prohibition exceptions; apprenticeship program for children 16 years of age or older.
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Nov 17, 2025
Signed Apr 6, 2026
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Labor and Commerce Substitute
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MINOR
The bill text was converted from a House substitute draft into the final chaptered version of the law, adding official session headers, chapter numbers, and approval dates. No substantive policy changes, legal requirements, or eligibility criteria were altered in the text of the employment prohibition statute.
TECHNICAL
Added official legislative formatting elements including the 2026 session header, Chapter 99 designation, and the April 6, 2026 approval date, which were absent in the draft version.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 26, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 4, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 99 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB10ER)
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (96-Y 1-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Nov 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
Co
Joe McNamara
RRepublican
Co
Sam Rasoul
DDemocratic
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