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Introduced
12/22/2025
12/22/2025
In Committee
02/23/2026
02/23/2026
Crossed Over
02/11/2026
02/11/2026
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2026 Regular Regular Session
Bill Summary
Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees; temporary foreign workers. Eliminates the exemptions from Virginia's minimum wage requirements for (i) persons employed as farm laborers or farm employees and (ii) certain temporary foreign workers. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.
AI Summary
This bill amends Virginia law to eliminate exemptions from minimum wage requirements for farm laborers or farm employees and for certain temporary foreign workers, meaning these individuals will now be covered by the state's minimum wage laws. The bill specifically removes farm laborers and farm employees from the list of those not considered "employees" for minimum wage purposes, and it also removes temporary foreign workers, who are governed by federal regulations like 20 C.F.R. Part 655, from this exemption. This change ensures that these groups of workers will receive at least the state's minimum wage, aligning them with other employees in Virginia.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Business and Industry
Sponsors (26)
Adele McClure (D)*,
Jessica Anderson (D),
Bonita Anthony (D),
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D),
Nadarius Clark (D),
Joshua Cole (D),
Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D),
Lindsey Dougherty (D),
Jackie Glass (D),
Elizabeth Guzmán (D),
Dan Helmer (D),
J.R. Henson (D),
Phil Hernandez (D),
Patrick Hope (D),
Karen Keys-Gamarra (D),
Destiny LeVere Bolling (D),
Michelle Lopes-Maldonado (D),
Fernando Martinez (D),
May Nivar (D),
Marcia Price (D),
Sam Rasoul (D),
Atoosa Reaser (D),
Charlie Schmidt (D),
Irene Shin (D),
Kathy Tran (D),
Jeion Ward (D),
Last Action
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (on 02/23/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB20 |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB20) | https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145482.PDF |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB20/text/HB20E |
| Appropriations Amendment | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB20/text/HB20AH1 |
| Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Amendment | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB20/text/HB20AHC2 |
| Appropriations Amendment | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB20/text/HB20AHC1 |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB20) | https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093946.PDF |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB20/text/HB20 |
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