Prospective employer; prohibited from seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 40.1 a section numbered 40.1-28.7:12, relating to prohibiting employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; wage or salary range transparency; cause of action; civil penalty.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Prohibiting employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; wage or salary range transparency; cause of action. Prohibits a prospective employer from (i) seeking the wage or salary history of a prospective employee; (ii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in considering the prospective employee for employment; (iii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in determining the wages or salary the prospective employee is to be pa
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 9, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 996 (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
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Jennifer B. BoyskoScott A. SurovellMichelle Lopes Maldonado
Recorded votes
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (66-Y 32-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 66, N 32, X 2
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 21, N 19
Passed House with amendment (68-Y 29-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 68, N 29, X 2
Reported from Labor and Commerce (14-Y 5-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 14, X 3, N 5
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 40
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (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.
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