# Virginia SB121: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. Virginia SB121, Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0358)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB121-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB121 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-05 - Last action: 2026-04-08, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0358) - Sponsor: Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (157 yes, 71 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 HB 20. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Virginia farmworkers gain minimum wage protections: benefit, high. Beginning January 1, 2027, Virginia’s minimum wage law covers farm laborers and farm employees. Their employers must follow the law’s minimum wage requirements. This change does not set a new wage rate. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-03 | House | Passed House | pass | 63 | 35 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce | pass | 15 | 6 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2026-02-16 | Senate | Senator Perry Substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | Senate | Commerce and Labor Amendment rejected | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 5 | | | 2026-02-02 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 8 | 6 | 1 | ## Actions (34) - 2026-04-08: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0358) (Governor) - 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor-Chapter 358 (effective 1/1/2027) (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB121) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB121ER) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-03: Passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-03: Read third time (House) - 2026-03-02: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-26: Reported from Labor and Commerce (15-Y 6-N) (House) - 2026-02-24: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House) - 2026-02-24: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-24: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB121) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Senator Perry Substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Commerce and Labor Amendment rejected (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Reading of substitute waived (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Floor Offered (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Floor substitute printed 26108041D-S1 (Perry) (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A) (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB121) (Senate) - 2026-01-05: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate) - 2026-01-05: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100563D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217663.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217662.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194855.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194854.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1149130.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1149129.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113407.HTML) - Introduced, 2026-01-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082920.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082919.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/1217663.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217662.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194855.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194854.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1149130.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1149129.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113407.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082920.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082919.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) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB121-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).