# Virginia HB1346: Noncustodial Parent Employment and Child Support Pilot Program; created, report, sunset.

Virginia HB1346, Noncustodial Parent Employment and Child Support Pilot Program; created, report, sunset., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1346-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1346
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Noncustodial Parent Employment and Child Support Pilot Program; created, report, sunset.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Civil
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Noncustodial Parent Employment and Child Support Pilot Program established; report; work group; sunset. Establishes the Noncustodial Parent Employment and Child Support Pilot Program within the Department of Social Services to assist noncustodial parents who are in arrears on child support payments or unemployed or underemployed with referrals to various resources, including employment referrals, employment skills training, education classes, parenting classes, and other forms of case management in lieu of or in addition to any available remedy available to enforce or collect child support payments. The bill directs the Department to report annually by December 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly data and information about the Program, including the number of parents participating in the Program, any reduction in the use of enforcement remedies to collect child support payments, and the amount of child support payments paid on time by parent participants. The bill also directs the Department to convene a work group to advise the Department on the design of and criteria for participation in the Program. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2031.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic), House

## Actions (6)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-11: Continued to 2027 in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned HCJ sub: Civil (House)
- 2026-01-19: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2026-01-19: Presented and ordered printed 26105452D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229001.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229000.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229001.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229000.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1346-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).