# Virginia SB685: Minimum wage and overtime pay; warehouse distribution center employees and employers, civil action.

Virginia SB685, Minimum wage and overtime pay; warehouse distribution center employees and employers, civil action., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-18 (Left in Commerce and Labor) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB685
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Minimum wage and overtime pay; warehouse distribution center employees and employers, civil action.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-01-18
- Last action: 2024-11-18, Left in Commerce and Labor
- Sponsor: Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (15 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Minimum wage and overtime pay; warehouse distribution center employees and employers; civil action; civil penalty. Provides that (i) an employer that violates requirements in existing law relating to the minimum wage, payment of wages and salaries, or overtime pay or (ii) a warehouse employer, as defined in the bill, that violates the bill's provisions shall be liable to an impacted employee for certain remedies, damages, and other relief as specified in the bill. The bill requires a warehouse employer to provide each warehouse employee, as defined in the bill, a written description of each performance standard to which such employee is subject and of any potential adverse employment action that may result from such employee's failure to meet such performance standard. The bill prohibits a warehouse employer from taking adverse action against a warehouse employee for such employee's use of a bathroom facility. The bill provides that a warehouse employer that violates the bill's provisions relating to warehouse employers is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each violation.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-05 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Commerce and Labor | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2024-11-18: Left in Commerce and Labor (Senate)
- 2024-02-05: Continued to 2025 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-01-18: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate)
- 2024-01-18: Presented and ordered printed 24105407D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-01-18: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB685)

## 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
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB685)

## 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-SB685-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).