# Virginia HB693: Workforce development programs; apprenticeship program.

Virginia HB693, Workforce development programs; apprenticeship program., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Chilton McAuliff (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0662)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB693
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Workforce development programs; apprenticeship program.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0662)
- Sponsor: John Chilton McAuliff (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 10 (267 yes, 67 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

Department of Workforce Development and Advancement; workforce development programs; apprenticeship program. Recognizes the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement as the federally and state designated agency responsible for workforce development in the Commonwealth. The bill additionally makes technical changes to reflect the previous transfer of administration of apprenticeship programs from the Department of Labor and Industry to the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement. The bill also amends the seventh enactments of Chapters 624 and 625 of the Acts of Assembly of 2023 to exempt the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement's initial adoption and any additional regulations from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act provided that, prior to the final adoption of such regulations, the Department publishes in the Virginia Register of Regulations and posts on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall an action that provides (i) a 30-day comment period; (ii) a summary of the proposed regulations, the text of the proposed regulations, and the name, address, email address, and telephone number of the agency contact person responsible for receiving public comments; and (iii) the statutory authority to promulgate the regulations.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More coursework and exam relief for apprentices: benefit, medium. Virginia’s community college system must provide uniform apprenticeship coursework statewide, in consultation with the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement. This applies to registered apprenticeships in occupations on the state workforce board’s annual high-demand list when coursewor…
- New rules for workforce program oversight: mixed, low. The workforce department’s initial and additional rules needed to carry out this law are exempt from the Administrative Process Act. Before final adoption, the department must publish proposed rules, agency contact information, and legal authority in the Virginia Register. It must also post that in…
- Broader sharing of adult education records: mixed, low. Workforce data sharing now includes the Department of Education’s Adult Education records, rather than only Special Adult Education records. Agencies can share these records for the listed workforce evaluation, coordination, reporting, and related purposes. They must use encryption, follow state an…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Chilton McAuliff (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-06 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House | pass | 71 | 26 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 35 | 5 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 5 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 70 | 28 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute | pass | 18 | 3 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (36)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0662) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 662 (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)
- 2026-03-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB693) (House)
- 2026-03-13: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB693ER) (House)
- 2026-03-13: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-13: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-06: Senate substitute agreed to by House (71-Y 26-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB693) (House)
- 2026-03-04: Passed Senate with substitute (35-Y 5-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Committee substitute printed 26109053D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Read third time and passed House (70-Y 28-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-06: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-06: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-06: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB693) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-03: Committee substitute printed 26106550D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-03: Reported from General Laws with substitute (18-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2026-01-29: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105077D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221761.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221760.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203490.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203489.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191956.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191955.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115312.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115311.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103328.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1102053.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103327.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1102052.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085519.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085518.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/1221761.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221760.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203490.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203489.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191956.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191955.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115312.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115311.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103328.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1102053.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103327.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1102052.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085519.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085518.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB693-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).