HB 675 VA

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Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status; civil penalty. Prohibits an employer, including the Commonwealth and its agencies and political subdivisions, from using coercion or issuing a threat to an employee based on immigration status in furtherance of committing a violation of the Virginia Minimum Wage Act or provisions related to the payment of wages. An aggrieved employee is permitted to file a complaint with the Commissioner of Labor and Industry within 180 days of the alleged coercive action or threat. The bill authorizes the Commissioner to investigate such complaints and, if the allegation is substantiated, to impose a civil penalty in the following amounts: (i) up to $5,000 for the first violation, (ii) up to $9,000 for the second violation, and (iii) up to $12,000 for any subsequent violation. The bill provides that any such penalty assessed shall be paid to the Commissioner for deposit into the General Fund. The bill also authorizes the Commissioner to seek injunctive relief as may be necessary for enforcement.

• Michelle Lopes Maldonado · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103703D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N) · lower
5. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB675) · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
7. Feb 11, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
8. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) · lower
9. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
10. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB675) · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
13. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (61-Y 36-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
16. Feb 25, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
17. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · upper
18. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108658D-S1 · upper
19. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · upper
20. Mar 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
21. Mar 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
23. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB675) · lower
24. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
25. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Floor offered Senator Surovell Amendment · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Senator Surovell Amendment agreed to · upper
31. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended · upper
32. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House (64-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
34. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
35. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB675ER) · lower
36. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
37. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
38. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
39. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
40. Apr 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB675) · lower
41. Apr 13, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · 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.

• Governor Substitute · PDF
• Governor Substitute · HTML
• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Senate Amendment · HTML
• Senator Surovell Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML