# Virginia HB259: Home-Based Child Care Provider Start-Up Grants Pilot Program; established, sunset.

Virginia HB259, Home-Based Child Care Provider Start-Up Grants Pilot Program; established, sunset., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-18 (Left in Committee Appropriations) (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB259-2026
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB259
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Home-Based Child Care Provider Start-Up Grants Pilot Program; established, sunset.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-02-18, Left in Committee Appropriations
- Sponsor: Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Elementary & Secondary Education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (13 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Early childhood care and education; Home-Based Child Care Provider Start-Up Grants Pilot Program established; requirements. Establishes the Home-Based Child Care Provider Start-Up Grants Pilot Program, whereby funds are provided to Child Care Aware of Virginia to work in conjunction with the public and private partners enumerated in the bill in order to expand the supply of licensed home-based child care providers in the Commonwealth, promote the safety of licensed home-based child care providers, and support access to child care for working parents in the Commonwealth, through providing for the award of grants to licensed and unlicensed home-based child care providers in the Commonwealth in accordance with the requirements of the bill. The bill requires Child Care Aware of Virginia to annually collect and make publicly available data on the number of home-based child care providers supported under the Program. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2029.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-02-18: Left in Committee Appropriations (House)
- 2026-02-02: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-02: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB259) (House)
- 2026-01-15: Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education (House)
- 2026-01-09: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2026-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102915D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083307.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083305.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083307.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083305.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB259-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).