SB 121 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 5, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026
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What changed between versions

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MINOR
The bill has been formally enacted into law as Chapter 358 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The primary change is the addition of an approval date (April 8, 2026) and the assignment of a chapter number, while the substantive text of the minimum wage amendment remains unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to amend the minimum wage provisions for farm laborers and employees as previously drafted.
TECHNICAL

Added the specific approval date of April 8, 2026, and assigned the bill to Chapter 358 of the Virginia Acts of Assembly.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 12, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Apr 8, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 358 (effective 1/1/2027)
executive
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB121ER)
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (15-Y 6-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Amended
Commerce and Labor Amendment rejected
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors