HB 20 VA

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Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees. Eliminates the exemption from Virginia's minimum wage requirements for persons employed as farm laborers or farm employees. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027, and is identical to SB 121.

• Adele Y. McClure Democratic · primary

1. Dec 22, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100660D · lower
2. Dec 22, 2025 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 15, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Jan 22, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB20) · lower
5. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) · lower
6. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
7. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
8. Feb 4, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 1-N) · lower
10. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 11, 2026 Read second time · lower
13. Feb 11, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
14. Feb 11, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
15. Feb 12, 2026 Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
16. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB20) · lower
17. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
18. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
19. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
20. Feb 24, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108317D-S1 · upper
21. Feb 24, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB20) · lower
22. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · upper
23. Mar 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
24. Mar 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
26. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
27. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
28. Mar 9, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
29. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
30. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
31. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
32. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
33. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB20ER) · lower
34. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
35. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB20) · lower
36. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
37. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
38. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
39. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 357 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
40. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0357) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Appropriations Amendment · HTML
• Appropriations Amendment · HTML
• Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML