Minimum wage; pay based on work done.
Summary
Minimum wage; pay based on work done. Eliminatesthe exemption to Virginia's minimum wage requirements for personswho normally work and are paid based on the amount of work done.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Nov 25, 2019
Signed Apr 11, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2020
How they voted
23–17
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 11, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Apr 11, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1146 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (55-Y 45-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N)
upper
Nov 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Nov 25, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101357D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JH
Janet Howell
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
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