Minimum wage; increases to $10 per hour effective July 1, 2020, etc.
Summary
Minimum wage. Increases the minimum wage from its current federally mandated level of $7.25 per hour to $10.00 per hour effective July 1, 2020; to $13.00 per hour effective July 1, 2021; and to $15.00 per hour effective July 1, 2022, unless a higher minimum wage is required by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The measure also provides that the Virginia minimum wage applies to persons whose employment is covered by the FLSA and to public employees.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Nov 23, 2019
Last action Jan 27, 2020
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Nov 23, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Nov 23, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101279D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mamie Locke
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Sam Rasoul
DDemocratic
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