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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 460: Small Business & Supplier Diversity, Dept. of; powers & duties, employment services organizations.

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 460 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Small Business & Supplier Diversity, Dept. of; powers & duties, employment services organizations. Primary sponsor: Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 12, 2026): Governor's recommendation received by House.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity; employment services organizations. Amends provisions related to the powers and duties of the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity to allow the Department to implement any remediation or enhancement measure for employment services organizations as may be authorized by the Governor pursuant to existing law and develop regulations for program implementation. The bill also directs the Department to amend relevant regulations of the Virginia Administrative Code to reflect the intent of the General Assembly to specifically reference "employment services organizations" in such regulations.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Laura Jane CohenPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Amy LauferCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse55

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor's recommendation received by House
  2. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  3. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
  4. Signed by Speaker
  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB460)
  6. Signed by President
  7. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB460ER)
  8. Enrolled
  9. Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A)
  10. Read third time
  11. Passed by for the day
  12. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source