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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1273: Subsidized Work Experience Program; established.

In committee 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

SB 1273 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Subsidized Work Experience Program; established. Primary sponsor: Emily Jordan (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 29, 2025): Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N).

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.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Virginia Initiative for Education and Work; Subsidized Work Experience Program established. Establishes the Subsidized Work Experience Program (SWEP) for persons who are otherwise eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. The bill directs the Department of Social Services to conduct SWEP and assign SWEP participants as volunteers to agencies, community organizations, and educational institutions. The bill also directs the Department to promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of SWEP.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Emily JordanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17

“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. Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
  2. Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1273)
  4. Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100662D

Sources

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