# Virginia HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.

Virginia HB20, Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Adele Y. McClure (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-11-02 (Floor offered); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB20
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-22
- Last action: 2026-11-02, Floor offered
- Sponsor: Adele Y. McClure (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 13 (245 yes, 117 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

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 SB 121.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Virginia farmworkers gain minimum-wage protections: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, Virginia's minimum-wage law no longer excludes workers just because they are farm laborers or farm employees. Other minimum-wage exceptions still apply. This coverage change does not set a new wage rate.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House | pass | 64 | 35 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 21 | 19 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 5 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 6 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 62 | 35 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) | pass | 15 | 7 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 5 | 1 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations | pass | 15 | 7 |   |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 5 | 2 |   |

## Actions (41)

- 2026-11-02: Floor offered (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0357) (Governor)
- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor-Chapter 357 (Effective 1/1/2027) (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB20) (House)
- 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB20ER) (House)
- 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 35-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB20) (House)
- 2026-02-24: Committee substitute printed 26108317D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB20) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2026-02-11: committee amendment agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-11: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-10: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-06: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2026-02-04: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-04: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources (House)
- 2026-01-27: Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2026-01-22: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2026-01-22: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB20) (House)
- 2026-01-15: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 (House)
- 2025-12-22: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2025-12-22: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100660D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217659.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217658.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212139.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212138.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177662.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177661.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134201.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134200.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133564.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128501.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127283.HTML)
- Introduced, 2025-12-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082003.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082002.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217659.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217658.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212139.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212138.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177662.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177661.PDF)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134201.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134200.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133564.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128501.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127283.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082003.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082002.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).