HB 1928 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Minimum wage.

Summary

Minimum wage. Increases the minimum wage incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2027. The bill codifies the adjusted state hourly minimum wage of $12.41 per hour that is effective January 1, 2025, and increases the minimum wage to $13.50 per hour effective January 1, 2026, and to $15.00 per hour effective January 1, 2027. The bill requires the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to establish an adjusted state hourly minimum wage by October 1, 2027.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Vetoed

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Vetoed Apr 2, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 10, 2025

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from an introduced version to an enrolled version, adding official state headers, page numbers, and approval markings while preserving the same minimum wage provisions. No substantive policy changes were made to the minimum wage rates, effective dates, or employer requirements.

TECHNICAL

Added official enrolled headers including session year, chapter designation, and approval markings

Added page numbers and formatting consistent with enrolled legislation

Changed document status from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled' indicating final passage

Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 30, 2025

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Feb 17, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 2, 2025

Vetoed

Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Vetoed

House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N)

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor

executive

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1928ER)

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (50-Y 46-N)

lower

Jan 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)

lower

Jan 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

1 primary · 34 co-sponsors