# Virginia HB1218: Summer camps; employment of children. Virginia HB1218, Summer camps; employment of children., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Karrie K. Delaney (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0269)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1218-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1218 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Summer camps; employment of children. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0269) - Sponsor: Karrie K. Delaney (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (215 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Employment of children; summer camps. Permits children 14 years of age or older to be employed by a summer camp operated by a religious, service, or scouting organization and provides that such children may participate in all activities related to providing services to campers, provided that the summer camp is accredited and follows safety guidelines published by a recognized youth services organization. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More summer camp jobs for teens: benefit, low. In Virginia, children age 14 or older can work at summer camps and help provide services to campers. The camp must meet Virginia's legal definition of a summer camp. It must be run by a religious, service, or scouting organization. A recognized youth services organization must accredit the camp, wh… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Karrie K. Delaney (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce | pass | 20 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0269) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 269 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-12: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1218ER) (House) - 2026-03-12: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1218) (House) - 2026-03-12: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-05: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-16: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-15: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-12: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-12: Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1218) (House) - 2026-01-27: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 (House) - 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House) - 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101583D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217199.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217198.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201481.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201480.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088431.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088430.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217199.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217198.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201481.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201480.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088431.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088430.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1218-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).