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| Bill | Minimum wage; increases incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028. | 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 identical to SB 1. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 1 | Virginia HB 1 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 1 (2026) — Minimum wage; increases incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028.
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 identical to SB 1.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Reported from Commerce and Labor — 8–5 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations — 15–7 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 9–5 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Labor and Commerce — 15–7 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 64–34 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 21–19 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Jeion A. Ward — primary (person)
- Adele Y. McClure — cosponsor (person)
- Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
- Atoosa R. Reaser — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
- Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Briana D. Sewell — cosponsor (person)
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Candi Mundon King — cosponsor (person)
- Charlie Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Charniele L. Herring — cosponsor (person)
- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
- David L. Bulova — cosponsor (person)
- Debra D. Gardner — cosponsor (person)
- Delores L. McQuinn — cosponsor (person)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
- Don Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
- Garrett McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Gretchen M. Bulova — cosponsor (person)
- Holly M. Seibold — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
- JJ Singh — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica L. Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- John Chilton McAuliff — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua E. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — cosponsor (person)
- Karrie K. Delaney — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
- Katrina Callsen — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly Pope Adams — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
- Leslie Chambers Mehta — cosponsor (person)
- Lily V. Franklin — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsey Dougherty — cosponsor (person)
- Luke E. Torian — cosponsor (person)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret A. Franklin — cosponsor (person)
- Mark C. Downey — cosponsor (person)
- Mark D. Sickles — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- May Nivar — cosponsor (person)
- Michael B. Feggans — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
- Phil M. Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
- Stacey Annie Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Virgil Thornton — cosponsor (person)
- Vivian E. Watts — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-11-17 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101997D
filing, introduction - 2025-11-17 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2026-01-20 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1)
- 2026-01-20 Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-23 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1)
- 2026-01-28 Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-30 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-02 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-03 Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-04 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee - 2026-02-23 Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-03 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-03 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-03 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-03 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-04 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-04 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-11 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-11 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1ER)
passage - 2026-03-11 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1)
- 2026-03-11 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-12 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-14 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 350 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0350)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3493c95d-b184-43e5-b359-77a6860c7de7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).