Committee Agenda

Labor and Commerce Committee Agenda

Chair: Ward, Jeion A.

Meeting Date & Time: 01/20/2026 ½ hour after adjournment of House Add to Calendar

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Active item: Meeting Adjourned

Committee Clerk: (804) 698-1546

DLS Contact: (804) 698-1816 (Ali) ; (804) 698-1838 (Kinzer)

Bill(s)	Patron	Title
HB1	Ward	Minimum wage; increases incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028.
Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 40.1-28.10 of the Code of Virginia, relating to minimum wage. Fiscal Impact Reported from Labor and Commerce and rereferred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) Yeas (15): Ward, Sullivan, Lopez, Convirs-Fowler, Helmer, Maldonado, Shin, LeVere Bolling, Feggans, Clark, Cousins, Anthony, Cohen, Singh, Nivar Nays (7): Kilgore, O'Quinn, Webert, Wilt, Runion, Ballard, Williams Last actions: 1/27/2026 - Placed on Appropriations Agenda 1/28/2026 - Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) 1/30/2026 - Read first time 2/2/2026 - Read second time and engrossed 2/3/2026 - Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A) Senate Committee Actions: • 2/4/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) • 2/4/2026 - Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor Related Bills: SB1 (Lucas)

Bill(s)

Patron

Title

HB1

Ward

Minimum wage; increases incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 40.1-28.10 of the Code of Virginia, relating to minimum wage.

Reported from Labor and Commerce and rereferred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)

Yeas (15): Ward, Sullivan, Lopez, Convirs-Fowler, Helmer, Maldonado, Shin, LeVere Bolling, Feggans, Clark, Cousins, Anthony, Cohen, Singh, Nivar

Nays (7): Kilgore, O'Quinn, Webert, Wilt, Runion, Ballard, Williams

Last actions:

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/4/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

• 2/4/2026 - Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

Related Bills:

SB1 (Lucas)