This afternoon, the House Commerce & Labor Committee reported Sen. Colgan’s minimum wage bill. This was the last minimum wage bill alive for the session. More information as it comes available . . .
UPDATE
The final vote was 12 – 8, with Democrats Ken Plum, Joe Johnson, Johnny Joannou, Ken Melvin, Ken Alexander, Mark Sickles, and Jenn McClellan spearheading the effort. They were joined by Republicans Bob Purkey, Bob Tata, Vince Callahan, and Frank Hargrove in a series of procedural votes that set up the final vote. On the vote to report, Chairman Harvey Morgan also voted yes.
This was a case of Democrats knowing the rules and using them. It’s a real victory for working Virginians.
Apparently it is perfectly acceptable to return a bill to committee after the deadline for committee activity has passed. Monday, Feb 19 was the last day for committee action on bills and on Tuesday, Feb 20, the minimum wage bill was returned to a committee. Why is this allowed?