Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 1
Minimum wage; increases incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jeion A. Ward (Democratic)
Cosponsors (67)
- Rodney T. Willett (Democratic)
- Vivian E. Watts (Democratic)
- Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic)
- Luke E. Torian (Democratic)
- Virgil Thornton (Democratic)
- Joshua E. Thomas (Democratic)
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (Democratic)
- JJ Singh (Democratic)
- Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic)
- Marcus B. Simon (Democratic)
- Mark D. Sickles
- Irene Shin (Democratic)
- Briana D. Sewell (Democratic)
- Holly M. Seibold (Democratic)
- May Nivar (Democratic)
- Candi Mundon King
- Leslie Chambers Mehta
- Delores L. McQuinn (Democratic)
- Garrett McGuire (Democratic)
- John Chilton McAuliff
- Marty Martinez (Democratic)
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado
- Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling (Democratic)
- Amy J. Laufer (Democratic)
- Paul E. Krizek (Democratic)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic)
- Michael J. Jones
- Patrick A. Hope (Democratic)
- Charniele L. Herring (Democratic)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (Democratic)
- Dan I. Helmer (Democratic)
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic)
- Jackie H. Glass (Democratic)
- Debra D. Gardner (Democratic)
- Margaret A. Franklin
- Lily V. Franklin
- Michael B. Feggans (Democratic)
- Mark C. Downey
- Lindsey Dougherty (Democratic)
- Karrie K. Delaney (Democratic)
- Rae Cousins (Democratic)
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler (Democratic)
- Nicole Cole (Democratic)
- Joshua G. Cole (Democratic)
- Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic)
- Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic)
- Stacey Annie Carroll
- Betsy B. Carr (Democratic)
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
- Katrina Callsen (Democratic)
- Gretchen M. Bulova
- David L. Bulova
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (Democratic)
- Alex Q. Askew (Democratic)
- Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic)
- Jessica L. Anderson
- Adele Y. McClure (Democratic)
- Phil M. Hernandez (Democratic)
- Elizabeth R. Guzman (Democratic)
- Don Scott (Democratic)
- Charlie Schmidt
- David A. Reid (Democratic)
- Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic)
- Sam Rasoul (Democratic)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic)
- Kimberly Pope Adams
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
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.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 23, 2026 Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 20, 2026 House | Reported from Labor and Commerce | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 8, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0350) - Apr 8, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 350 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 14, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1ER) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N) - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A) - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Read second time and engrossed - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Read first time - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1) - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1) - Nov 17, 2025 · House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce - Nov 17, 2025 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101997D