# Virginia HB1625: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees; temporary foreign workers.

Virginia HB1625, Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees; temporary foreign workers., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Adele Y. McClure (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-04-02 (House sustained Governor's veto) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1625-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1625
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees; temporary foreign workers.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Last action: 2025-04-02, House sustained Governor's veto
- Sponsor: Adele Y. McClure (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 9 (170 yes, 107 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Adele Y. McClure (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 21 | 19 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 4 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 6 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 50 | 46 |   |
| 2025-01-24 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 12 | 10 |   |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025-01-16 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations | pass | 12 | 9 |   |
| 2025-01-14 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce | pass | 12 | 10 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2025-04-02: House sustained Governor's veto (House)
- 2025-03-24: Vetoed by Governor (Governor)
- 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1625) (House)
- 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1625ER) (House)
- 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-18: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Read third time (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Read third time and passed House (50-Y 46-N) (House)
- 2025-01-29: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2025-01-28: Read first time (House)
- 2025-01-24: Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) (House)
- 2025-01-22: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2025-01-22: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1625) (House)
- 2025-01-17: Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources (House)
- 2025-01-16: Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 9-N) (House)
- 2025-01-16: Reconsidered by Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2025-01-14: Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N) (House)
- 2025-01-03: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2025-01-03: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101353D (House)

## Bill text

- Veto Explanation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073180.HTML)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060906.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060905.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012371.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012370.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073180.HTML)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060906.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060905.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012371.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012370.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1625-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).
