VA SB1017 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on August 20 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-01-21 - Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (9-Y 5-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Minimum wage. Increases the minimum wage from its current federally mandated level of $7.25 per hour to (i) $8.00 per hour effective July 1, 2019; (ii) $9.00 per hour effective July 1, 2020; (iii) $10.10 per hour effective July 1, 2021; and (iv) $11.25 per hour effective July 1, 2022, unless a higher minimum wage is required by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The measure also provides that the cash wage paid to a tipped employee shall not be less than 50 percent of the minimum wage and that the tip credit shall equal the difference between the cash wage required to be paid to a tipped employee and the minimum wage.

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Title

Minimum wage; increases to $8.00 per hour effective July 1, 2019.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-01-21SenatePassed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (9-Y 5-N)
2018-08-20SenateReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2018-08-20SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100314D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
40128.10(n/a)See Bill Text
40128.9(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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