Bills affecting your community in Virginia (2026 session)

Minimum wage and overtime wages; payment, of wages, misclassification of workers, civil actions.

Firearms, etc.; carrying concealed weapon by persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime prohibited.

Minimum wage and overtime wages; payment, misclassification of workers, civil actions.

Minimum wage; increases incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028.

Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty.

Health insurance; essential health benefits benchmark plan selection.

Health insurance; coverage for maternal mental health screenings.

Public schools; At-Risk Program established, Standards of Quality.

Comprehensive mental health, substance abuse, & developmt. disability crisis services; written plan.

School boards; mental health awareness training for full-time school bus drivers.

Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan; amends Plan, literacy pilot program.

State parks; access for veterans; free entry and discounted services.

Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Program; established, development of modules, report.

Equity in public school funding and staffing; At-Risk Program established, Standards of Quality.

Juvenile & domestic relations district courts; delinquent juv., mental health/disability evaluation.

Children of active duty service members or veterans; in-state tuition eligibility.

Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; tuition and fee waivers, eligibility.

Foster care; DSS to establish/maintain supply of new luggage to transport child's belongings.

Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.

Public school students in grades six through 12; annual mental health screening.