Minimum wage; increases incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 40.1-28.10 of the Code of Virginia, relating to minimum wage.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
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 ide
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Where it is
Introduced · Nov 17, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter 351 (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
21
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
L. Louise LucasLashrecse D. AirdLamont BagbyJennifer B. BoyskoJennifer D. Carroll FoyAdam P. EbbinBarbara A. FavolaMamie E. LockeDavid W. MarsdenStella G. PekarskyRusset PerryDanica A. RoemAaron R. RouseSaddam Azlan SalimKannan SrinivasanScott A. SurovellSchuyler T. VanValkenburgAngelia Williams GravesR. Creigh DeedsGhazala F. HashmiKaren R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Recorded votes
Passed House (62-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 62, N 34, X 3
Reported from Labor and Commerce (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 15, N 7
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 20, X 1, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 10, N 5
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (7-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 7, N 6, X 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 351.