Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 40.1-28.9, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
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.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Dec 22, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter 357 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
25
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Adele Y. McClureElizabeth R. GuzmanPhil M. HernandezDestiny LeVere BollingJeion A. Ward Jessica L. AndersonBonita G. AnthonyElizabeth B. Bennett-ParkerNadarius E. ClarkJoshua G. ColeKelly K. Convirs-FowlerLindsey DoughertyJackie H. GlassDan I. HelmerRozia A. Henson, Jr.Patrick A. HopeKaren Keys-GamarraMichelle Lopes MaldonadoMarty MartinezMay NivarMarcia S. "Cia" PriceSam RasoulAtoosa R. ReaserIrene ShinKathy K.L. Tran
Recorded votes
Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 64, N 35
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-05 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 10, N 5
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 9, N 6
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 62, N 35, X 3
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 15, N 7
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 5, X 1, N 1
Reported from Labor and Commerce and rereferred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 15, N 7
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-22 · P · Y 5, N 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 357.