HB 2270

Abstract

Minimum wage; effective dates of scheduled increases;emergency. Postpones the effective date of scheduled increasesto the Virginia minimum wage. The initial increase to $9.50, currentlyset to take effect on May 1, 2021, will take effect on January 1,2022, under the bill. The bill postpones the effective dates of allother scheduled increases by one year. The bill also postpones byone year (i) a joint review of the feasibility and potential impactof instituting a regional minimum wage in the Commonwealth by theVirginia Department of Housing and Community Development, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority, and the Virginia Employment Commission and (ii) the deadline by which the General Assembly isrequired to reenact the provisions increasing the minimum wage to$13.50 and $15.00 in order for those increases to take effect. Thebill contains an emergency clause.