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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.

Enacted Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 20 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on December 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. Primary sponsor: Adele McClure (Democratic). It lists 25 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 8, 2026): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0357).

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Official summary

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

Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees. Eliminates the exemption from Virginia's minimum wage requirements for persons employed as farm laborers or farm employees. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027, and is identical to SB 121.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 23

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Adele McClurePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Jessica L. AndersonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bonita AnthonyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse92
Elizabeth Bennett-ParkerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Destiny LeVere BollingCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Nadarius ClarkCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Josh ColeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Lindsey DoughertyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Kelly FowlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Jackie GlassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Liz GuzmánCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Dan HelmerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
J.R. HensonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Phil HernandezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse94
Patrick HopeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Karen Keys-GamarraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Michelle Lopes MaldonadoCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Marty MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
May NivarCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Cia PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Sam RasoulCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Atoosa ReaserCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Charlie SchmidtCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Irene ShinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Kathy TranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Jeion WardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87

“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. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0357)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 357 (effective 7/1/2026)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
  5. Signed by Speaker
  6. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB20)
  7. Signed by President
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB20ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 35-N 0-A)
  11. Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
  12. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

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Sources

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