| State |
Bill
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Summary
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Last Action
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District of Columbia
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B16-286
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Requires payment of a living wage by recipients of certain District contracts and government assistance
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Enacted, 03/23/06
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| Hawaii |
HB 2949 /
SB 2645
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Requires private firms contracted by state government to pay covered workers a Hawaii living wage of $ 9.43 an hour, to begin on 7/1/05. Provides enforcement powers (including penalties) to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to implement living wage. Establishes temporary living wage advisory committee to evaluate law.
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To House Committee on Economic Development And Business Concerns, 1/30/06
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| Massachusetts |
HB 3756
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Provides a living wage of $12.89 per hour ($11.89 if health insurance is included) to all employees of providers that deliver social services or child care under contract or subcontract with the state.
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From Joint Committee on Labor And Workforce Development, 2/21/06
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| Minnesota |
HF 3568 /
SF 2090
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Establishes a state living wage and imposes a tax on employers that do not pay a living wage to their employees.
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To House Committee on Jobs And Economic Opportunity Policy And Finance, 3/15/06;
To Senate Committee on Jobs, Energy and Community Development, 04/04/05
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| New York |
AB 8695 /
SB 5583
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Relates to the living wage adjustment of personal care service workers.
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To Assembly Committee On Ways And Means, 1/24/06;
To Senate Committe on Social Services, Children and Families, 01/04/06
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AB 11583 |
Expands provisions of public assistance employment programs to ensure comprehensive assessments and development of career plans for participants; sets forth a definition of sustainable living wage; provides for review of specific employment-related skills and abilities; requires a preference for unsubsidized employment; requires social services officials to establish collaborative relationships with local employers in the private sector. |
Amended in Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, 06/07/06 |
| Oklahoma |
SB 1912
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Requires payment of a living wage.
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To Senate Committee on Appropriations, 2/7/06
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| Washington |
HB 1527
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Requires payment of a living wage on public contracts.
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Hearing in House Commerce and Labor Committee, 1/11/06
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HB 2220
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Requires payment of a living wage on legislative contracts.
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Introduced, 1/9/06
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| Wisconsin |
AB 537
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Requires the Department of Workforce Development(DWD) to promulgate rules revising the minimum wages provided by DWD, which may not be less than a living wage, by determining the percentage difference between the consumer price index for the preceding year and the consumer price index for the current year, adjusting the minimum wages and allowances in effect by that percentage difference. |
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1, 05/11/06 |
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AB 1117
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Relates to creating a refundable individual income tax living wage credit.
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Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1, 05/11/06
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SB 18 |
Requires that the state minimum wage law, under which an employer may not pay an employee less than a living wage, be construed as an enactment of statewide concern for the purpose of providing a living wage that is uniform throughout the state; permits a city, village, town, or county to enact an ordinance establishing a living wage only if the ordinance strictly conforms to the state minimum wage law. |
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1, 05/11/06 |
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SB 147 |
Requires that the state minimum wage law, under which an employer may not pay an employee less than a living wage, be construed as an enactment of statewide concern for the purpose of providing a living wage that is uniform throughout the state; permits a city, village, town, or county to enact an ordinance establishing a living wage only if the ordinance strictly conforms to the state minimum wage law. |
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1, 05/11/06 |
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SB 245 |
Requires the Department of Workforce Development(DWD) to promulgate rules revising the minimum wages provided by DWD, which may not be less than a living wage, by determining the percentage difference between the consumer price index for the preceding year and the consumer price index for the current year, adjusting the minimum wages and allowances in effect by that percentage difference. |
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1, 05/11/06 |
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SB 645
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Relates to creating a refundable individual income tax living wage credit
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Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1, 05/11/06
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