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VA HB1

VA HB1
Minimum wage; increases incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028.

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Introduced
11/17/2025
In Committee
02/23/2026
Crossed Over
02/02/2026
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Regular Session

Bill Summary

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.

AI Summary

This bill amends Virginia's minimum wage law to incrementally increase the state's minimum wage to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028. The legislation updates the previous wage schedule, changing the minimum wage to $12.77 per hour starting January 1, 2026, then to $13.75 per hour on January 1, 2027, and finally to $15.00 per hour on January 1, 2028. After 2028, the bill establishes an annual adjustment mechanism where the Commissioner of Labor will calculate a new minimum wage rate based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), ensuring that the minimum wage keeps pace with inflation. The bill also maintains the existing provision that employers must pay the greater of either the state minimum wage or the federal minimum wage, and it includes a provision for employees in training programs, allowing them to be paid at a reduced rate during their initial 90-day training period. This gradual increase aims to provide workers with a more livable wage while giving businesses time to adapt to the higher labor costs.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry

Sponsors (68)

Jeion Ward (D)*,  Kimberly Adams (D),  Jessica Anderson (D),  Bonita Anthony (D),  Alex Askew (D),  Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D),  David Bulova (D),  Gretchen Bulova (D),  Katrina Callsen (D),  Kacey Carnegie (D),  Betsy Carr (D),  Stacey Carroll (D),  Nadarius Clark (D),  Laura Jane Cohen (D),  Joshua Cole (D),  Nicole Cole (D),  Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D),  Rae Cousins (D),  Karrie Delaney (D),  Lindsey Dougherty (D),  Mark Downey (D),  Michael Feggans (D),  Lily Franklin (D),  Margaret Franklin (D),  Debra Gardner (D),  Jackie Glass (D),  Elizabeth Guzmán (D),  C.E. Hayes (D),  Dan Helmer (D),  J.R. Henson (D),  Phil Hernandez (D),  Charniele Herring (D),  Patrick Hope (D),  Michael Jones (D),  Karen Keys-Gamarra (D),  Paul Krizek (D),  Amy Laufer (D),  Destiny LeVere Bolling (D),  Michelle Lopes-Maldonado (D),  Alfonso Lopez (D),  Fernando Martinez (D),  John Chilton McAuliff (D),  Adele McClure (D),  Garrett McGuire (D),  Delores McQuinn (D),  Leslie Chambers Mehta (D),  Candi Mundon King (D),  May Nivar (D),  Marcia Price (D),  Sam Rasoul (D),  Atoosa Reaser (D),  David Reid (D),  Charlie Schmidt (D),  Don Scott (D),  Holly Seibold (D),  Briana Sewell (D),  Irene Shin (D),  Mark Sickles (D),  Marcus Simon (D),  Shelly Simonds (D),  J.J. Singh (D),  Richard Sullivan (D),  Josh Thomas (D),  Virgil Thornton (D),  Luke Torian (D),  Kathy Tran (D),  Vivian Watts (D),  Rodney Willett (D), 

Last Action

Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N) (on 02/23/2026)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095197.PDF
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091483.PDF
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1/text/HB1
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