SB644
Minimum wage and overtime wages; payment, misclassification of workers, civil actions.
Status:
Killed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Senate: Failed to Pass from conference
Chief Patron:
Scott Surovell (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Labor and employment; payment of wages; minimum wage and overtime wages; misclassification of workers; prevailing wage rate; civil actions.
Provides that an employer that violates provisions relating to minimum wage, overtime wages provisions, the misclassification of workers, or the prevailing wage rate is liable to the employee for the applicable remedies, damages, or other relief available in an action brought pursuant to the civil action provisions currently available for ... (More) the nonpayment of wages. Such provisions currently available provide that an employee may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover payment of the wages, and the court is required to award the wages owed, an additional equal amount as liquidated damages, plus prejudgment interest thereon, and reasonable attorney fees and costs. Under current law, if the court finds that the employer knowingly failed to pay wages to an employee, the court is required to award the employee an amount equal to triple the amount of wages due and reasonable attorney fees and costs. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101284D
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB644)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106859D-S1
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/6/2026 1:55 pm)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB644)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Senator Surovell Amendments agreed to (Voice Vote)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB644)
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/25/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/26/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108753D-H1
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/2/2026 9:20 am)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/03/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/03/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 03/03/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 03/03/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (63-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB644)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N 0-A)
- 03/06/2026 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/06/2026 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Surovell, McPike, Stuart
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/12/2026 - House: House Conferees: Lopez, Anthony, Garrett
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 26110062D-S2
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/14/2026 2:49 pm)
- 03/14/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference report rejected by Senate (16-Y 21-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: No further action taken
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Failed to Pass from conference
