SB121Introduced in the Senate
Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.
Introduced by Jennifer Carroll Foy, District 33
What does this bill do?
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Official description
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 HB 20.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0358)
April 8, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
House of DelegatesStage: Passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) · March 3, 2026
63
Yes
35
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each delegate voted
| Delegate | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hope | 1 | Yes |
| Adele McClure | 2 | Yes |
| Alfonso Lopez | 3 | Yes |
| Charniele Herring | 4 | Yes |
| Kirk McPike | 5 | Yes |
| Richard Sullivan | 6 | Yes |
| Karen Keys-Gamarra | 7 | Yes |
| Irene Shin | 8 | Yes |
| Karrie Delaney | 9 | Yes |
| Dan Helmer | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100563D
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB121)
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read second time
Passed by for the day
Floor substitute printed 26108041D-S1 (Perry)
Commerce and Labor Amendment rejected
Floor offered Senator Perry Substitute
Reading of substitute waived (Voice Vote)
Senator Perry Substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute (Voice Vote)
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB121)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Reported from Labor and Commerce (15-Y 6-N)
Read second time
Read third time
Passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB121ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB121)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 358 (effective 1/1/2027)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0358)
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