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2020 SESSION
Regular Calendar
House Bills on Third Reading
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H.B. 395.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 40.1-28.9 and 40.1-28.10 of the
Code of Virginia, relating to the minimum wage. 20107949D
- 02/17/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108493D-S1
- 02/07/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107949D-H2
- 02/04/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107652D-H1
- 01/02/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103121D
Patrons--Ward, Bagby, Guzman, Aird, Carr, Cole, J.G., Delaney, Filler-Corn, Herring, Keam, Kory, Levine, Rasoul and Samirah
Reported from Committee on Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 2-N)
YEAS--Saslaw, Lucas, Spruill, Edwards, Deeds, Barker, Marsden, Ebbin, Lewis, Surovell, Mason, Bell--12.
NAYS--Norment, Newman--2.
ABSTENTIONS--0.
Committee substitute adopted by Senate February 20, 2020
Floor amendment adopted by Senate
February 20, 2020
AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE SEN. NEWMAN
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1. At the beginning of line 14, substitute
strike
F
insert
H
2. Line 70, substitute
strike
all of lines 70 and 71
3. Line 81, substitute, after employer
insert
in Planning Districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, and 23
4. Line 89, substitute, after employer
insert
in Planning Districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, and 23
5. Line 91, substitute, after employer
insert
in Planning Districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, and 23
6. Line 93, substitute, after employer
insert
in Planning Districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, and 23
7. Line 95, substitute, after employer
insert
in Planning Districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, and 23
8. Line 96, substitute, after minimum wage
strike
the remainder of line 96 and through located on line 97
9. Line 98, substitute, after F.
strike
the remainder of line 98 and all of lines 99 through 125
insert
From January 1, 2021, until January 1, 2022, every employer in
Planning Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 19 shall pay to each
of its employees wages at a rate not less than the greater of (i) $8.50 per
hour or (ii) the federal minimum wage.
G. From and after January 1, 2022, every employer in Planning
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 19 shall pay to each of its
employees wages at a rate not less than the greater of (i) $9.50 per hour or (ii)
the federal minimum wage.
H. By March 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner
shall establish the adjusted minimum wage that shall be in effect in Planning
Districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, and 23 during the 12-month period
commencing on the following July 1. The Commissioner shall set the adjusted
state hourly minimum wage at the sum of (i) the amount of the hourly minimum
wage rate that is in effect in Planning Districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18,
22, and 23 on the date such adjustment is made and (ii) a percentage of the amount
described in clause (i) that is equal to the percentage by which the United
States Average Consumer Price Index for all items, all urban consumers (CPI-U),
as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor,
or a successor index as calculated by the U.S. Department of Labor, has
increased during the most recent calendar year for which such information is
available. The amount of each annual adjustment shall not be less than zero.
10. After line 125, substitute
insert
2. That the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP)
shall review the potential impact or consequences of instituting a regional
minimum wage in the Commonwealth. The VEDP shall complete its meetings by
November 30, 2022, and shall submit to the General Assembly and the Governor an
executive summary and a report of its findings and recommendations. The
executive summary and report shall be submitted as provided in the procedures
of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of
legislative documents and reports no later than the first day of the 2023
Regular Session of the General Assembly and shall be posted on the General
Assembly’s website.