Legislation - HB0194

Title: Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Delegates Metzgar, Crutchfield, Kerr, Ruth, Schindler, Solomon, Terrasa, Wells, and Wu
Status: In the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to develop and offer an apprenticeship program in skilled trades for incarcerated individuals; establishing that the purpose of the program is to assist incarcerated individuals to develop marketable job skills and to earn money that can be used once the individual is released from incarceration; authorizing the Department to pay all or part of an incarcerated individual's wages to a spouse, child, or other dependent in need of financial support; etc.

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Original:: Government, Labor, and Elections Click to view Recorded Media

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Introduced in a prior session as: HB0289 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/14/2025 Legislative Date 10/14/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Incarcerated Job Training Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/26/2026 Legislative Date 1/26/2026 Action Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/09/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/26/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {293720/1 Adopted Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/26/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Pilot Program Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	10/14/2025	10/14/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
			Text - First - Incarcerated Job Training Act
House	1/26/2026	1/26/2026	Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/09/2026	3/09/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
House	3/10/2026	2/26/2026	Favorable with Amendments {293720/1 Adopted	35 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2026	2/26/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	35 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Pilot Program

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