Minimum wage; exemptions.
Summary
Eliminates the exemptions to Virginia's minimum wage requirements for newsboys, shoe-shine boys, babysitters who work 10 hours or more per week, ushers, doormen, concession attendants, and cashiers in theaters. The measure contains technical amendments. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 9, 2019
Signed Mar 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2019
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 13, 2019
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 8, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 330 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 13, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (83-Y 16-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2019
Committee
Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103019D
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Debra H. Rodman
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Bourne
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
Co
Joseph C. Lindsey
DDemocratic
Co
Lamont Bagby
DDemocratic
Co
Lashrecse D. Aird
DDemocratic
Co
Marcus Simon
DDemocratic
Co
R. Steven Landes
RRepublican
Co
Vivian Watts
DDemocratic
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