# Virginia SB119: Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, report.

Virginia SB119, Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, report., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-10 (Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations (SB3-Aird) (15-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB119-2026
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB119
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, report.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-05
- Last action: 2026-02-10, Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations (SB3-Aird) (15-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (30 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program. Establishes the Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program (the Pilot Program) to provide matching funds in order to incentivize employers to contribute to the child care costs of their employees. The Pilot Program shall be established by the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (the Foundation), which will establish guidelines and procedures deemed necessary for administration of the Pilot Program. The bill provides that the Foundation shall provide an interim report to the General Assembly by September 1, 2027, and a summative report to the General Assembly by September 1, 2028, on the effectiveness and impact of the Pilot Program.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations (SB3-Aird) | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2026-02-10: Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations (SB3-Aird) (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB119) (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101602D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082917.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082916.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB128: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty. (signed)
- HB1444: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082917.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082916.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB128: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB128-2026)
- [HB1444: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1444-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB119-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).