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SB1
Status: In Committee
Minimum wage; increases incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028.
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Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas (Chief Patron)
Summary As Introduced
Minimum wage. Increases the minimum wage incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028. The bill codifies the adjusted state hourly minimum wage of $12.77 per hour that is effective January 1, 2026, and increases the minimum wage to $13.75 per hour effective January 1, 2027, and to $15.00 per hour effective January 1, 2028. Effective January 1, 2029, and annually thereafter, the bill requires the minimum wage to be adjusted to reflect increases in the consumer price index.
Happy New Year, Virginia! Our minimum wage just went up to $12.77/hour.
Our incoming Democratic trifecta this year is set to pass HB 1 / SB 1 to finally win the #fightfor15 by increasing the minimum wage to $13.75 Jan. 1, 2027 and $15 Jan. 1, 2028, and then increasing that annually for inflation.