RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A bill that would require employers to pay Virginia farm workers and certain temporary workers minimum wage is back after it was vetoed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) in 2024. In the state of Virginia, several groups of workers are exempt from being paid the minimum wage. This includes golf course caddies, some traveling salespeople, taxi cab drivers and summer camp employees, among others. During the 2024 General Session, Del. Adele McClure (D-Arlington) introduced a measure that would have removed two of those groups -- that being farm workers, as well as some temporary foreign workers -- from that exemption list. It narrowly made it through both General Assembly chambers before it was vetoed by Youngkin. Now, as the 2025 General Session begins, McClure has brought that measure back as House Bill 1625. Should this bill become law, anyone employed as a farm laborer or farm employee would no longer be able to be paid under minimum wage. Virginia's agricultural industry generates $82.3 billion annually and employs over 381,800, according to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS). Additionally, certain foreign workers as defined by Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) would need to be paid minimum wage. These are nonimmigrant workers who are given temporary employment in both non-agricultural and agricultural sectors. The CFR states that these nonimmigrants can only be hired if there is a lack of available and qualified U.S. workers. Their employment must also not negatively impact any U.S. workers who are in similar positions. Employers must be able to prove that it is necessary to employ these individuals and go through a CFR-outlined process in order to hire any qualifying nonimmigrants. This bill has been referred to the House of Delegates' Committee on Labor and Commerce, which will review it and decide if it should advance to the House floor.