VirginiaMinimum wage.
What it does
Minimum wage. Increases the minimum wage incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2027. The bill codifies the adjusted state hourly minimum wage of $12.41 per hour that is effective January 1, 2025, and increases the minimum wage to $13.50 per hour effective January 1, 2026, and to $15.00 per hour effective January 1, 2027.
More detail
The bill requires the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to establish an adjusted state hourly minimum wage by October 1, 2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's vetoLatest
- Vote recorded House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N)Minor
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1928)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1928ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 19Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Read third timeMinor
- Feb 18Passed by for the day
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 14Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Jan 31Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 30Read third time and passed House (50-Y 46-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (50-Y 46-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 28Read first timeMinor
- Jan 24Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1928)
- Jan 17Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 16Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce and rereferred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100036DIntroduced
- Apr 2Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's vetoLatest