After past vetoes, Democratic-controlled legislature sends Virginia Equal Pay Act to governor
For years, Sen. Jennifer Boysko has returned to the same piece of legislation, Virginia’s proposed Equal Pay Act, pushing it session after session through a divided state government, only to see it stall or fall to a veto.
“This bill is the one that I’ve worked on longer than any other, because it was really my mom who was my inspiration for running,” the Fairfax Democrat said in an interview earlier this week, recalling how her mother faced wage disparity and wage theft while raising a family alone.
“Understanding that in this time of our history, we are still seeing that women and minorities are consistently paid less than their male counterparts has been very frustrating.”
Now, on Equal Pay Day — the annual marker of how far into the year women must work to earn what men did the previous year — Boysko’s proposal is closer than ever to becoming law.
https://virginiamercury.com/2026/03/26/after-past-vetoes-democratic-controlled-legislature-sends-virginia-equal-pay-act-to-governor/