2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB1625: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees; temporary foreign workers.
Legislative Summary
Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees; temporary foreign workers. Eliminates the exemptions from Virginia's minimum wage requirements for (i) persons employed as farm laborers or farm employees and (ii) certain temporary foreign workers.
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Bill History
1/3/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101353D
House of Delegates
1/3/2025
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
House of Delegates
1/14/2025
Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)
House of Delegates
1/16/2025
Reconsidered by Labor and Commerce
House of Delegates
1/16/2025
Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 9-N)
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1625)
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Read third time and passed House (50-Y 46-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/31/2025
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Senate
2/10/2025
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
Senate
2/14/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/17/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/18/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
Senate
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1625ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1625)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
House sustained Governor's veto
House of Delegates
Roll Call Votes
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2/18/2025
21
Yea
19
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
2/14/2025
10
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
2/10/2025
9
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
1/24/2025
12
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
1/22/2025
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 9-N)
1/16/2025
12
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)
1/14/2025
12
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Vetoed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Democrat: 24
Primary Sponsor
Adele McClure
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (23)
Phil Hernandez
Democrat
Bonita Anthony
Democrat
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
Democrat
Betsy Carr
Democrat
Nadarius Clark
Democrat
Joshua Cole
Democrat
Kelly Convirs-Fowler
Democrat
Rae Cousins
Democrat
C.E. Hayes
Democrat
Rozia Henson
Democrat
Charniele Herring
Democrat
Patrick Hope
Democrat
Michael Jones
Democrat
Karen Keys-Gamarra
Democrat
Paul Krizek
Democrat
Destiny LeVere Bolling
Democrat
Michelle Maldonado
Democrat
Marty Martinez
Democrat
Candi Mundon King
Democrat
Sam Rasoul
Democrat
Holly Seibold
Democrat
Irene Shin
Democrat
Kathy Tran
Democrat