# Virginia SB1391: Early Childhood Care and Education, Commission on; expands membership.

Virginia SB1391, Early Childhood Care and Education, Commission on; expands membership., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0304)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1391
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Early Childhood Care and Education, Commission on; expands membership.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0304)
- Sponsor: Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (314 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education; members. Expands from 31 to 32 the minimum number of members of the Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education by adding one representative of the Department of Veterans Services to the nonlegislative citizen members of the Commission. This bill incorporates SB 1427 and is identical to HB 2645.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 95 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Reported from Education | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 37 | 1 |   |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Reported from Rules with substitute | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Rereferred from Education and Health and Rereferred to Rules | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0304) (Governor)
- 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 304 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor)
- 2025-03-03: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-22: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1391) (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1391ER) (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-17: Passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-17: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House (House)
- 2025-02-17: Passed House Block Vote (95-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-17: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-14: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-12: Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-02-05: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-05: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-01-29: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1391) (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Rules Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Passed by temporarily (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (37-Y 1-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Committee substitute printed 25106020D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Reported from Rules with substitute (12-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Incorporates SB1427 (Carroll Foy) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Rereferred from Education and Health and Rereferred to Rules (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01/13/2025 25104925D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072467.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072466.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055753.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055752.PDF)
- Amendment, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028690.HTML)
- Substitute, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029513.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029512.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019631.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019630.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072467.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072466.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055753.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055752.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028690.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029513.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029512.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019631.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019630.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1391-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).
