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Minimum wage. Increases the minimum wage incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028. The bill codifies the adjusted state hourly minimum wage of $12.77 per hour that is effective January 1, 2026, and increases the minimum wage to $13.75 per hour effective January 1, 2027, and to $15.00 per hour effective January 1, 2028. Effective January 1, 2029, and annually thereafter, the bill requires the minimum wage to be adjusted to reflect increases in the consumer price index. This bill is identical to SB 1.
Introduced
Nov 17, 2025
Last Action
Mar 14, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 67 co
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1ER)
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Read third time
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1)
Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1)
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101997D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Jeion A. Ward
Elizabeth R. Guzman
Phil M. Hernandez
Adele Y. McClure
Jessica L. Anderson
Bonita G. Anthony
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
David L. Bulova
Gretchen M. Bulova
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Betsy B. Carr
Stacey Annie Carroll
Nadarius E. Clark
Joshua G. Cole
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler
Karrie K. Delaney
Mark C. Downey
Michael B. Feggans
Lily V. Franklin
Margaret A. Franklin
Debra D. Gardner
Jackie H. Glass
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.
Dan I. Helmer
Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
Charniele L. Herring
Patrick A. Hope
Michael J. Jones
Paul E. Krizek
Amy J. Laufer
Alfonso H. Lopez
Michelle Lopes Maldonado
John Chilton McAuliff
Delores L. McQuinn
Leslie Chambers Mehta
Candi Mundon King
Kimberly Pope Adams
Marcia S. "Cia" Price
Atoosa R. Reaser
David A. Reid
Holly M. Seibold
Briana D. Sewell
Mark D. Sickles
Marcus B. Simon
Shelly A. Simonds
JJ Singh
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.
Joshua E. Thomas
Luke E. Torian
Kathy K.L. Tran
Vivian E. Watts
Rodney T. Willett