Minimum wage; increases wage to $13.50 per hour effective January 1, 2025.
Summary
Minimum wage. Increases the minimum wage from the current rate of $12.00 per hour to $13.50 per hour effective January 1, 2025, and to $15.00 per hour effective January 1, 2026. The bill satisfies a reenactment clause included in Chapters 1204 and 1242 of the Acts of Assembly of 2020. This bill is identical to SB 1.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Vetoed
Mar 2024
Introduced Nov 20, 2023
Vetoed Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 2, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 22, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Apr 17, 2024
Vetoed
House sustained Governor's veto
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1ER)
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
senate
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 49-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (11-Y 10-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Nov 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeion Ward
DDemocratic
Co
Adele McClure
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Delores McQuinn
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
DDemocratic
Co
Irene Shin
DDemocratic
Co
J.R. Henson
DDemocratic
Co
Jeremy McPike
DDemocratic
Co
Marcus Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Nadarius Clark
DDemocratic
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