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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1928: Minimum wage.

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1928 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Minimum wage. Primary sponsor: Jeion Ward (Democratic). It lists 34 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 33

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeion WardPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Bonita AnthonyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse92
Lamont BagbyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Elizabeth Bennett-ParkerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Destiny LeVere BollingCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Betsy CarrCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Nadarius ClarkCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Josh ColeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Rae CousinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Creigh DeedsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Kelly FowlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Cliff HayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Dan HelmerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
J.R. HensonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Phil HernandezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse94
Charniele HerringCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Patrick HopeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Mike JonesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Karen Keys-GamarraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Candi Mundon KingCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Paul KrizekCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Mamie LockeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Alfonso LopezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Michelle Lopes MaldonadoCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Adele McClureCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Cia PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Sam RasoulCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Saddam SalimCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Holly SeiboldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Irene ShinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Shelly SimondsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Scott SurovellCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Josh ThomasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Vivian WattsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Rod WillettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
  2. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N)
  3. Vetoed by Governor
  4. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  5. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  6. Signed by President
  7. Signed by Speaker
  8. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1928)
  9. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1928ER)
  10. Enrolled
  11. Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
  12. Read third time

Showing 12 most recent of 30 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source