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SB644Introduced in the Senate

Minimum wage and overtime wages; payment, misclassification of workers, civil actions.

Engrossed

Introduced by Scott Surovell, District 34

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Labor and employment; payment of wages; minimum wage and overtime wages; misclassification of workers; prevailing wage rate; civil actions. Provides that an employer that violates provisions relating to minimum wage, overtime wages provisions, the misclassification of workers, or the prevailing wage rate is liable to the employee for the applicable remedies, damages, or other relief available in an action brought pursuant to the civil action provisions currently available for the nonpayment of wages. Such provisions currently available provide that an employee may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover payment of the wages, and the court is required to award the wages owed, an additional equal amount as liquidated damages, plus prejudgment interest thereon, and reasonable attorney fees and costs. Under current law, if the court finds that the employer knowingly failed to pay wages to an employee, the court is required to award the employee an amount equal to triple the amount of wages due and reasonable attorney fees and costs.

Where it stands

Failed to Pass from conference

March 14, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

7 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Conference report rejected by Senate (16-Y 21-N 0-A) · March 14, 2026

16

Yes

21

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1No
Mark Obenshain2No
Chris Head3No
David Suetterlein4No
Travis Hackworth5No
Todd Pillion6No
William Stanley7No
Mark Peake8No

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101284D

  2. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB644)

  4. Senate committee offered

  5. Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)

  6. Committee substitute printed 26106859D-S1

  7. Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/6/2026 1:55 pm)

  8. Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  11. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  12. Read second time

  13. Passed by for the day

  14. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB644)

  15. Read second time

  16. Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to

  17. Floor offered Senator Surovell Amendments

  18. Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)

  19. Senator Surovell Amendments agreed to (Voice Vote)

  20. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote)

  21. Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A)

  22. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB644)

  23. Placed on Calendar

  24. Read first time

  25. Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

  26. Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 6-N)

  27. Committee substitute printed 26108753D-H1

  28. Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/2/2026 9:20 am)

  29. Read second time

  30. Read third time

  31. committee substitute agreed to

  32. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  33. Passed House with substitute (63-Y 35-N 0-A)

  34. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB644)

  35. House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N 0-A)

  36. House insisted on substitute

  37. House requested conference committee

  38. Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  39. Conferees appointed by Senate

  40. Senate Conferees: Surovell, McPike, Stuart

  41. Conferees appointed by House

  42. House Conferees: Lopez, Anthony, Garrett

  43. Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/14/2026 2:49 pm)

  44. Conference Report released

  45. Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)

  46. Conference report rejected by Senate (16-Y 21-N 0-A)

  47. No further action taken

  48. Failed to Pass from conference

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