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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 HB 1.
Introduced
Nov 17, 2025
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 21 co
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1)
Enrolled
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1ER)
Passed House (62-Y 34-N 0-A)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Labor and Commerce (15-Y 7-N)
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Read second time
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (7-Y 6-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102073D
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
L. Louise Lucas
Jennifer B. Boysko
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy
R. Creigh Deeds
Adam P. Ebbin
Barbara A. Favola
Ghazala F. Hashmi
Michael J. Jones
Mamie E. Locke
David W. Marsden
Stella G. Pekarsky
Danica A. Roem
Aaron R. Rouse
Saddam Azlan Salim
Scott A. Surovell
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg
Angelia Williams Graves
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie