Labor and Commerce

Thursday, February 19, 2026·54m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Virginia Labor and Commerce Committee acted on more than 20 Senate bills in a rapid-fire session, conforming the majority to their House companions and advancing nearly all with lopsided or unanimous votes. A handful of bills — including measures related to minimum wage exemptions, continuing care facilities, and workers' compensation — drew dissent, while Senate Bill 693 was tabled to match the fate of its companion House bill.

Key Actions

·SB 160 – Re-referred to Public SafetyNo Vote

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Controversies

Procedural characterization of SB 430 outcome

After the vote on SB 430, an unnamed committee member asked whether the result should be recorded as 'report with amendments.' The chair or another member responded by clarifying that the committee accepted the Senate version of the bill as opposed to conforming the House version to the Senate version — a distinction with procedural significance for how the action is recorded.

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Notable Quotes

“It adds a separate exception for children 16 years of age or older to participate in apprenticeship and culinary and it with specific requirements and it does not amend the barbershop cosmic exception.”
Chair — The chair was describing how Senate Bill 10 differed from its House companion, House Bill 275, relating to youth employment exemptions.

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Votes

Re-refer SB 160 to public safetyNo Vote

Pass by SB 164, SB 240, and SB 402 for the dayNo Vote

Conform SB 10 to HB 275Passed

Conform SB 28 to HB 27Passed

Conform SB 161 to HB 625Passed

Report SB 172Passed

Report SB 215Passed

Conform SB 315 to HB 498 [bill number unclear]Passed

Report SB 319Passed

Conform SB 340 to HB 508Passed

Conform SB 358 to HB 476Passed

Conform SB 398 to HB 1007Passed

Accept Senate amendments and report SB 430Passed

Conform SB 493 to House bill with technical amendmentPassed

Report SB 520Passed

Report SB 626Passed

Report SB 630Passed

Conform SB 669 to HB 830Passed

Table SB 693Passed

Report SB 745Passed

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TranscriptPreview

Two minutes. We have a few administrative. Oh, just a moment. I'm gonna. We're gonna ask the clerk to open the roll so we can mark our. And the clerk shall close the roll. We do have a quorum. We have a few administrative things that we need to take care of. First. Senate Bill 160 needs to be re referred to public safety. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carries. We have three bills that are by for the day. I'd like to do them in a block. Senate Bill 164, Senate Bill 240 and Senate Bill 402. Is there a motion that improperly moved and seconded that these bills are by for the day? All right. Now we're going to begin our docket for today. And we began with Senate Bill 10. Patriot is Sudelen. Is there a motion? Just one minute. It's similar to House Bill 275 by Delegate Rasool which reported out of labor and Commerce 22 to 0. There's a very few little differences. It adds a separate exception for children 16 years of age or older to participate in apprenticeship and culinary and it with specific requirements and it does not amend the barbershop…

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