VA SB978 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-01-16 - Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 2-N 1-A)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-01-16 - Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 2-N 1-A)
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 $10.00 per hour effective July 1, 2017, to $13 per hour effective July 1, 2018, and to $15 per hour effective July 1, 2019, unless a higher minimum wage is required by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The measure also provides that the Virginia minimum wage applies to persons whose employment is covered by the FLSA.
Title
Minimum wage.
Sponsors
| Sen. Rosalyn Dance [D] | Sen. Adam Ebbin [D] | Sen. John Edwards [D] | Sen. Janet Howell [D] |
| Sen. Mamie Locke [D] | Sen. Louise Lucas [D] | Sen. John Petersen [D] | Sen. Lionell Spruill [D] |
Roll Calls
2017-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 2-N 1-A) (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-16 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 2-N 1-A) |
| 2017-01-03 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2017-01-03 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101032D |
