National Conference of State Legislatures

2007 State Minimum Wage Bills

Updated June 2008

State

Bill

Status

Description

Alabama H.B. 322 (No link available.) Session Adjourned - 06/07/2007. H.B. 322 Prohibits any general or local law or municipal ordinance that establishes a minimum wage in an amount greater than that authorized by federal law or that requires an employer to provide benefits in excess of those required by federal law.

Alabama H.B. 331 (No link available.) Session Adjourned - 06/07/2007. H.B. 331 Establishes a state minimum wage law. Mandates enforcement by the Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Labor. Provides for civil and criminal penalties for violating the provisions of this act.

Alaska H.B. 42 Session Adjourned - 05/16/2007. H.B. 42 Increases the minimum wage and creates an annual adjustment based on the rate of inflation.

Arizona S.B. 1162 Session Adjourned - 06/20/2007. S.B. 1162 Exempts employers certified by the federal FLSA, Wage and Hour Division from paying the minimum wage as required by Arizona law.

Arizona S.B. 1613 Session Adjourned - 06/20/2007. S.B. 1613 Allows an employer to pay a wage lower than the minimum wage to an employee who has a disability and who is covered by a special certificate issued by the federal FLSA, Wage and Hour Division. Permits the employer to pay a wage based on the employee's productivity level as determined by federal standards. Requires the employer to deposit an amount equal to the difference between the minimum wage amount and the amount paid to the employee in a separate trust fund for the employee. Provides for the trust fund to be administered by the employee's parents or by another adult member of the employee's family for the benefit of the employee.

Arizona H.B. 2197 Session Adjourned - 06/20/2007. H.B. 2197 Provides a tax credit for employers who employ developmentally disabled workers. Requires that employers pay these workers at least the minimum wage or a wage comparable to other non-developmentally disbled workers with similar training, skills, and job classifications.

Arizona H.B. 2245 Signed by Governor - 07/02/2007. H.B. 2245 Creates an affirmative defense against minimum wage claims where the employer can prove that the act or omission was in good faith, conformed with and relied on an administrative regulation, order, ruling, approval or interpretation, administrative practice or enforcement policy issued by the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Arizona H.B. 2318 Session Adjourned - 06/20/2007. H.B. 2318 Exempts employers certified by the federal FLSA, Wage and Hour Division from paying the minimum wage as required by Arizona law.

Arizona H.B. 2327 Session Adjourned - 06/20/2007. H.B. 2327   Provides immunity from liability for an employer certified by the federal FLSA, Wage and Hour Division to pay special minimum wages to disabled persons if the employer proves that he or she 1) acted in good faith; and, 2) relied on a written administrative rule or regulation issued by the Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA).

Arizona H.B. 2532 Session Adjourned - 06/20/2007.   H.B. 2532   Amends section 23-362 to include the state of Arizona as an employer subject to minimum wage requirements.

Arkansas S.B. 361 Signed by the Governor, Act 770 - 03/30/2007. S.B. 361 Revises the minimum wage law to allow a gratuity allowance to employers of employees engaged in an occupation in which gratuities are customary, provided that the employee actually receives that amount in gratuities and that the application of the gratuity allowance results in payment of wages other than gratuities to the employee.

Arkansas H.B. 1699 Signed by the Governor, Act 545 - 03/28/2007. H.B. 1699 Amends the minimum wage and overtime law to parallel employee definitions and certain overtime provisions of federal wage and overtime law.

Arkansas H.B. 2598 Died in House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee at Sine Die adjournment – 05/01/2007. H.B. 2598 Raises the minimum wage from $6.25 per hour to $7.25 per hour.

California A.B. 448 Vetoed by Governor - 10/13/2007. A.B. 448 Entitles an employee to recover an amount equal to any wages owed as liquidated damages if the employer paid less than the minimum wage required by law. Provides that if the employer demonstrates good faith action and reasonable grounds for believing that his or her actions were not a violation of applicable minimum wage requirements, the court or the Labor Commissioner may refuse to award liquidated damages.

California A.B. 649 Signed by Governor, Chapter No. 605 - 10/13/2007. A.B. 649 Increases the minimum jockey riding fee for losing mounts to account for increases in inflation and the cost of living. Requires that the fee scale be increased by the same percentage whenever the state minimum wage is increased. Mandates that any violation of this be classified as a misdemeanor.

Colorado H.B. 1001 Signed by the Governor - 03/14/2007.
H.B. 1001 Binds the Director to the provisions of Section 15 of Article XVIII of the State Constitution when determining the minimum wage and standards for working conditions and hours. Provides that if the federal government establishes a higher minimum wage, the director is to be bound by the federal law or rules.

Section 15 of Article XVIII: “Effective January 1, 2007, Colorado's minimum wage shall be increased to $6.85 per hour and shall be adjusted annually for inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index used for Colorado. This minimum wage shall be paid to employees who receive the state or federal minimum wage. No more than $3.02 per hour in tip income may be used to offset the minimum wage of employees who regularly receive tips.”

Connecticut S.B. 601 Session Adjourned - 06/06/2007. S.B. 601 Requires employers to pay sick leave to any employee who is paid on an hourly basis, or who is subject to the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Mandates that sick leave accrue from the beginning of employment at a rate of one hour of paid sick leave for each forty hours worked by an employee in one-hour increments.

Connecticut S.B. 931 Signed by the Governor - 06/05/2007. S.B. 931 Raises the fine that can be assessed against an employer for failing to provide wage and hour information. Allows the commission to issue a stop work order against an employer who is in violation of minimum wage laws.

Connecticut H.B. 6299 Session Adjourned - 06/06/2007.
H.B. 6299 Increases the percentage by which the state minimum fair wage must exceed the federal minimum wage from one-half of one percent to twenty percent.

Florida H.B. 343 Approved by the Governor - 06/12/2007. H.B. 343 Requires educational institutions who participate in the Florida Work Experience Program to pay student workers at least the federal or state minimum wage, whichever is greater. Encourages participating employers to pay students a competitive wage to increase student participation in the program.

Georgia S.B. 13 Session Adjourned - 04/20/2007. S.B. 13 Establishes a current minimum wage of $6.20 to be raised to $7.25 on January 1, 2008 and increased commensurate with the increase in the cost of living in each September. Provides for tip credit. Exempts employers with less than $40,000 in annual sales or five or fewer employees and student employees.

Georgia H.B. 882 Session Adjourned - 04/20/2007. H.B. 882 Raises the minimum wage in Georgia to $10.00 per hour.

Georgia H.B. 845 Session Adjourned - 04/20/2007. H.B. 845 Establishes a minimum wage of $6.20 to be raised to $7.25 on January 1, 2008 and increased commensurate with the increase in the cost of living in September of each year. Provides for tip credit. Exempts employers with less than $40,000 in annual sales or five or fewer employees. Exempts student employees

Hawaii S.B. 118 Introduced 01/19/2007, session adjourned - 05/08/2008. S.B. 118 Increases the reduction in minimum wage levels for tipped employee to provide that an employer shall be deemed to have paid the applicable minimum wage if: (1) The employer pays the employee at least $7.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2007; and (2) The combined amount the employee receives from the employee's employer and in tips is at least 50 cents more than the applicable minimum wage.

Hawaii S.B. 879 Introduced 01/24/2007, session adjourned - 05/08/2008. S.B. 879 Establishes a tip credit formula that requires a tipped employee to be paid an hourly amount of not less than twenty-five per cent below the minimum wage. Predicts that this modification will 1) create an incentive for employers to help tipped employees earn higher tips; 2) motivate employers to ensure that tipped employees report all tip income; 3) allow employers to redirect the tip credit savings to discretionary pay increases for non-tipped (lowest-wage) employees and to capital investments; 4) be more fair to employees; and 5) prevent the legislature from having to change the tip credit amount in the future to reflect a possibly higher minimum wage.

Hawaii S.B. 1059 Introduced 01/24/2007, session adjourned - 05/08/2008. S.B. 1059 Repeals the exclusion of persons whose employment is governed by the Fair Labor Standards Act from the definition of "employee" for the purposes of Hawaii's minimum wage laws.

Hawaii H.B. 1384 S.B. 1470 Introduced 01/24/2007, session adjourned - 05/08/2008. H.B. 1384 Finds that Hawaii’s tip credit has not kept pace with inflation or with the tip credit allowed by the federal government and other states. Increases the tip credit from 25 cents to $1.25 upon approval, to $2.25 on January 1, 2008, and to 25 percent of the tips claimed by an employee as income on January 1, 2009.

Hawaii H.B. 1690
S.B. 1958
Introduced 01/26/2007, session adjourned - 05/08/2008. H.B. 1690 Increases minimum hourly wage to $7.75 per hour beginning July 1, 2007. Calculates annual increases to the minimum hourly wage in accordance with consumer price index on September 30 of each year.

Idaho H.B. 113 Session Adjourned - 03/30/2007. H.B. 113 Provides that the state minimum wage conform with, and track, the federal minimum wage.

Idaho
H.B. 184
Enrolled as Session Law Chapter 357 - 04/11/2007. H.B. 184   Requires employers to conform to the federal minimum wage on and after July 1, 2007. Provides for a tip credit of $3.35 effective July 1, 2007.

Illinois H.B. 542
Re-referred to House Rules Committee – 03/23/2007.
H.B. 542 Deletes language providing that an employee under 18 years of age may be paid up to 50¢ less than the general minimum wage requirement.

Illinois S.B. 1070 Referred to Senate Rules Committee - 12/3/2007. S.B. 1070 Authorizes the Director of Labor to investigate possible wage and hour violations by entering and inspecting workplaces.

Illinois S.B. 1314 Public Act 95-0499 – 08/28/2007. S.B. 1314 Provides that a deduction from a day or temporary laborer's wages for transportation is permitted even if the deduction causes the hourly wage to fall below the State or federal minimum wage if the laborer provides a written authorization for the transportation deduction at the time the transportation service is provided.

Illinois
S.B. 1386
Re-referred to Senate Rules Committee – 03/16/2007. S.B. 1386 Provides that, beginning January 1, 2011, the minimum wage shall be annually increased by the Department of Labor using the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers. Requires employers to pay employees the State minimum wage or the federal minimum wage, whichever is higher.

Illinois
S.B. 1700
Re-referred to Senate Rules Committee – 03/16/2007. S.B. 1700 Provides that, beginning July 1, 2011, the minimum wage shall be annually increased by the Department of Labor using the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers. Requires employers to pay employees the State minimum wage or the federal minimum wage, whichever is higher.

Illinois H.B. 2553 Re-referred to House Rules Committee - 04/27/2007. H.B. 2553 Authorizes the Director of Labor to investigate possible wage and hour violations by entering and inspecting workplaces.

Indiana S.B. 25 Session Adjourned – 04/29/2007. S.B. 25 Effective July 1, 2007, increases the minimum wage to $7.25 per hour, and to $6.25 per hour for certain employees under 20 years of age.

Indiana S.B. 52 Session Adjourned – 04/29/2007. S.B. 52 Increases the hourly minimum wage to $6.20 on July 1, 2007, and $7.25 on July 1, 2008. Increases minimum hourly wage for certain employees under 20 years of age to $5.30 on July 1, 2007, and $6.35 on July 1, 2008.

Indiana S.B. 249 Session Adjourned – 04/29/2007. S.B. 249 Increases the hourly minimum wage to $6.15 on July 1, 2007, and $7.15 on July 1, 2008. Increases the hourly minimum wage for certain employees under 20 years of age to $5.20 on July 1, 2007, and $6.10 on July 1, 2008.

Indiana H.B. 1027 Public Law 165 – 05/23/2007.
H.B. 1027 Ties Indiana's minimum hourly wage to the federal minimum wage. Increases from $800 to $6,000 the amount of the maximum wage claim for which the commissioner of the department of labor may take an assignment.

Indiana H.B. 1040 Withdrawn prior to first reading - 01/08/2007. H.B. 1040 Increases the state minimum hourly wage to $7.50 on July 1, 2007, to $8 on July 1, 2008, and to $9 on July 1, 2009. Increases the minimum wage for certain individuals under 18 years of age to $5.15 on July 1, 2007.

Indiana H.B. 1064 Session Adjourned – 04/29/2007.
H.B. 1064 Increases hourly minimum wage to $6.25 on July 1, 2007, and $7.25 on July 1, 2008. Eliminates the training wage. Increases the cash wage paid to tipped employees to $3.23 on July 1, 2007, and $4.23 on July 1, 2008. Provides for annual increases to the minimum wage based on the consumer price index beginning January 1, 2009.

Indiana H.B. 1217 Session Adjourned – 04/29/2007. H.B. 1217 Requires a vendor awarded a contract by a state agency, the general assembly, or the judiciary to pay its employees not less than a “living wage” rate. Sets the initial living wage at $9.43 per hour, and provides for annual adjustments. Sets penalties for noncompliance. Establishes the living wage advisory committee to review and evaluate the effectiveness of the living wage in creating and retaining living wage jobs.

Iowa H.F. 1 Signed by Governor - 01/25/2007. H.F. 1  Increases the state minimum wage to $6.20 on April 1, 2007, and $7.25 on January 1, 2008.

Kansas S.B. 71 Session Adjourned - 05/22/2007. S.B. 71 Repeals the minimum wage provisions of Kansas minimum wage and maximum hours law.

Kansas S.B. 337 Session Adjourned - 05/22/2007. S.B. 337 Increases the state minimum wage to $5.85 on September 1, 2007, $6.55 on September 1, 2008, and $7.25 on September 1, 2009.

Kansas
S.B. 265
Session Adjourned - 05/22/2007. S.B. 265 Requires that entities contracting with state agencies pay their employees no less than the hourly wages, including fringe benefits, paid to corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics employed on similar projects in the county where the project is to be performed. Provides that the minimum wage shall be the wage paid to the majority of the laborers or mechanics, or if the same wages are not paid to a majority, the average wages paid, weighted by the total number of individuals employed in the classification. Alternatively, the minimum wage may be the wage required to be paid on federally funded projects at the location of the public works project.

Kansas H.B. 2061 Session Adjourned - 05/22/2007.   H.B. 2061 Establishes an hourly minimum wage of $7.25 and repeals the tip credit allowance.

Kansas H.B. 2165 Session Adjourned - 05/22/2007.
H.B. 2165 Establishes a minimum wage rate of $5.15 per hour. Authorizes future increases to the minimum wage rate, but provides that the state rate shall not exceed the federal minimum wage.

Kansas H.B. 2199 Session Adjourned - 05/22/2007.   H.B. 2199 Repeals the minimum wage provisions of Kansas minimum wage and maximum hours law.

Kansas H.B. 2366 Session Adjourned - 05/22/2007.   H.B. 2366 Increases the hourly minimum wage to $7.25 and provides a mechanism for future annual increases to the minimum wage based on increases to the consumer price index.

Kentucky
S.B. 5

H.B. 54
Session Adjourned - 03/27/2007. S.B. 5 / H.B. 54 Increases the state minimum wage to $5.85 an hour on the effective date of the Act, to $6.55 an hour on July 1, 2008, and to $7.25 an hour on July 1, 2009. Increases to the federal minimum wage rate if that rate exceeds the state minimum wage.

Kentucky H.B. 17 Session Adjourned - 03/27/2007. H.B. 17 Increases the state minimum hourly wage to $7.00 an hour on the effective date of the Act. Provide for an increase to the federal minimum hourly wage rate if that rate exceeds the state minimum hourly wage rate. Requires that the minimum hourly wage be adjusted according to the Consumer Price Index on July 1, 2008, and annually thereafter. Abolishes the tip credit and provides that tipped employees be paid the state minimum hourly wage. Requires the Department of Labor to post the state minimum hourly wage level as adjusted on the department's Internet Web site.

Kentucky H.B. 37 Session Adjourned - 03/27/2007. H.B. 37 Increases the state minimum wage to $6.15 an hour on the effective date of the Act and to $7.00 an hour on July 1, 2008. Increases to the federal minimum wage rate if that rate exceeds the state minimum wage.

Kentucky S.B. 123 Session Adjourned - 03/27/2007. S.B. 123 Exempts in-home companions employed by a third-party employer or agency other than the family or household using his or her services from the minimum wage requirement.

Kentucky H.B. 206 Session Adjourned - 03/27/2007. H.B. 206 Provides that employees who customarily and regularly receive more than $30 per month in tips, may be paid sixty percent (60%) of the state minimum wage if the employer can establish that the employee received at least the minimum wage for each week that the tip allowance was taken.

Kentucky H.B. 305 Signed by Governor - 03/22/2007. H.B. 305 Increases the state minimum hourly wage to $5.85 on the effective date of this Act; $6.55 on July 1, 2008; and $7.25 on July 1, 2009. Provides for further increases to the federal minimum hourly wage rate if that rate exceeds the state minimum hourly wage rate.

Kentucky H.B. 499 Session Adjourned - 03/27/2007. H.B. 499 Increases the state minimum hourly wage to $7.00. Provides that the state minimum wage be increased to match the federal minimum wage if the federal minimum wage is raised to above $7.00 per hour. Prohibits employers from using the tips received by a tipped employee toward payment of the minimum wage. Establishes a tax credit equal to the number of employee hours paid during the year multiplied by the difference between the state minimum wage and the federal minimum wage to be taken by employers employing 100 or fewer people.

Louisiana H.B. 119 Failed House final passage - 06/07/2007. H.B. 119 Establishes a state minimum hourly wage of $6.15 effective October 1, 2007; increasing to $6.50 on January 1, 2008, $6.85 on April 1, 2008, and $7.15 on July 1, 2008. Provides for further increases to the federal minimum hourly wage rate if that rate exceeds the state minimum hourly wage rate.

Maine H.P. 195 Signed by Governor, Public Law Chapter 22 – 03/29/2007.
H.P. 195 Clarifies that the minimum wage and overtime exemptions for domestic service in a private home do not apply to domestic workers employed by for-profit, 3rd-party employers.

Maine H.P. 709 Placed in Legislative Dead Files - 05/15/2007. H.P. 709 Sets the minimum wage for a minor under 17 years of age at $5.25 per hour. Increases from 20 to 30 the hours a minor under 18 years of age may work per week and from 18 to 22 the hours a minor under 16 years of age may work per week while school is in session.

Maine H.P. 1162 Placed in Legislative Dead Files - 05/31/2007. H.P. 1162 Provides for an annual inflation adjustment of the state minimum hourly wage beginning January 1, 2008 and annually thereafter. Requires the Department of Labor to calculate the inflation-adjusted minimum hourly wage based on changes in the consumer price index excluding any month in which the State's unemployment rate exceeds the national unemployment rate.

Maine H.P. 1261 Placed in Legislative Dead Files - 05/15/2007. H.P. 1261 Directs the Commissioner of Labor to adjust the state minimum hourly wage by any positive percentage change in the Consumer Price Index on July 1, 2009 and annually thereafter. Defines "Consumer Price Index" as the average over a 12-month period of the National Consumer Price Index, not seasonally adjusted, published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as the "National Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers-United States City Average."

Maryland H.B. 430 Signed by Governor, Chapter 284 – 05/08/2007.
Chapter 284 Requires contractors and subcontractors with state procurement contracts valued at $100,000 or more and 10 or more employees to pay a specified minimum wage rate determined by the geographical area where the work takes place. Provides exemptions and reductions in specified wage rates. Requires the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to increase or reduce wage rates based on the Consumer Price Index and to administer and enforce requirements.

Michigan H.B. 4229 Second Reading, House Committee on Labor – 03/07/2007. H.B. 4229 Requires that the state minimum wage be adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the consumer price index.

Michigan H.B. 4452 To House Committee on Labor – 03/13/2007. H.B. 4452 Increases the state hourly minimum wage for tipped employees to $4.45 on the effective date of the amendment, to $4.65 on July 1, 2007, and to $4.90 on July 1, 2008. Requires that the minimum wage be increased commensurate with the consumer price index on an annual basis thereafter.

Michigan H.B. 4970 To House Committee on Regulatory Reform – 06/26/2007. H.B. 4970 Requires that establishments paying waitstaff less than the minimum wage disclose this fact on the menu or other visible location.

Michigan H.B. 5246 To House Committee on Labor – 09/19/2007. H.B. 5246 Requires the minimum wage for restaurant waitstaff to be same as the prevailing state minimum wage.

Minnesota H.F. 91 Session Adjourned - 05/21/2007.
H.F. 91 Requires large employers to pay $7.95 an hour and small employers to pay at least $7.50 an hour. Allows employers to pay workers under the age of 20 $6.55 an hour during the first 90 days of employment. Provides for annual increases to the state minimum hourly wage commensurate with the consumer price index beginning January 1, 2008.

Minnesota classifies employers with an annual gross volume of at least $625,000 as “large” employers and those with an annual gross volume of less than $625,000 as “small” employers.

Minnesota
H.F. 456

Session Adjourned – 05/21/2007.
H.F. 456 Requires large employers to pay at least $6.75 an hour increasing to at least $7.75 an hour on August 1, 2008. Requires small employers to pay at least $5.75 an hour increasing to at least $6.75 an hour on August 1, 2008. Provides for annual increases to the state minimum hourly wage commensurate with the consumer price index beginning January 1, 2009. Requires that employers paying the state minimum wage notify employees of the state minimum wage rate and contact information to report violations.

Mississippi H.B. 237 Died in Senate Committee – 02/27/2007. H.B. 237 Requires employers to pay $6.25 per hour beginning July 1, 2007 and $7.25 per hour beginning January 15, 2008. Exempts part-time high school or college student employees. Prohibits tip allowances from exceeding 50% of the hourly wages required to be paid to a tipped employee.

Mississippi H.B. 273 Died in Committee - 01/30/2007. H.B. 273 Provides that the salaries of all Mississippi state employees be increased to above the national poverty guidelines established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Mississippi H.B. 338 Died in Committee - 01/30/2007. H.B. 338 Requires Mississippi employers to pay a “livable wage” of no less than 15% above the federal minimum wage. Provides tax incentives for the first 2,000 employers to comply.

Mississippi H.B. 574 Died in Committee - 01/30/2007. H.B. 574 Increases the state minimum wage to $7.50 per hour beginning on July 1, 2007 and to $8.00 per hour beginning on January 1, 2008. Provides that if the federal minimum wage is increased above the state minimum wage, the federal minimum wage requirement will supersede the state minimum wage.

Mississippi H.B. 593 Died in Committee - 01/30/2007. H.B. 593 Requires any employer with over 5 employees to pay at least $6.15 per hour beginning on July 1, 2007 and at least $7.15 per hour beginning on January 1, 2008. Requires any employer with 5 or fewer employees to pay at least $5.50 per hour beginning on July 1, 2007 and at least $6.00 per hour beginning on January 1, 2008. Provides for an annual increase to the state minimum wage commensurate with the consumer price index. Mandates that the State Economist officially announce each increase.

Mississippi H.B. 1478 Died in Committee - 01/30/2007. H.B. 1478 Increases the state minimum wage to $6.25 per hour beginning on the effective date and to $7.25 per hour six months after the effective date. Provides that if the federal minimum wage is increased to more than the state minimum wage, the federal minimum wage is to supersede the state minimum wage. Requires that the state minimum wage be increased annually commensurate with the consumer price index beginning January 15, 2009. Require the State Economist to officially announce each increase. Prohibits any tip allowance from exceeding 50% of the hourly wages require to be paid to a tipped employee.

Mississippi S.B. 2088 Died in Committee - 01/30/2007. S.B. 2088 Provides that the state minimum wage be increased on January 1, 2008 to either $6.50 per hour or $1.00 per hour more than the current federal minimum wage rate, whichever is greater. Exempts employers with fewer than 5 employees; students performing services for any school, college or university in which they are enrolled; individuals employed by the federal, state, or local government, except public schools and school districts; bona fide independent contractors; and agricultural workers. Establishes penalties for violations, the willful obstruction of an investigation, and for retaliation against employees who report violations.

Mississippi
S.B. 2439
Died in Committee - 01/30/2007. S.B. 2439 Requires employers to pay at least $8.00 per hour beginning July 1, 2007. Exempts employers with fewer than 5 employees; students performing services for any school, college or university in which they are enrolled; individuals employed by the federal, state, or local government, except public schools and school districts; bona fide independent contractors; and agricultural workers. Establishes penalties for violations and for retaliation against employees reporting violations.

Mississippi S.B. 2544 Died in Committee - 01/30/2007. S.B. 2544 Prohibits municipalities from enacting ordinances requiring employers under their jurisdiction to pay a minimum wage.

Mississippi S.B. 2566 Died in Committee - 01/30/2007. S.B. 2566 Requires employers to pay at least $6.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2008, at least $6.50 per hour beginning January 1, 2009, and at least $7.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2010. Exempts employers with fewer than 5 employees; students performing services for any school, college or university in which they are enrolled; individuals employed by the federal, state, or local government, except public schools and school districts; bona fide independent contractors; and agricultural workers. Establishes penalties for violations and for retaliation against employees reporting violations.

Missouri S.B. 175 Session Adjourned - 05/30/2007. S.B. 175 Increases the penalty for contractors on state projects who pay less than the prevailing wage rate from ten to fifty dollars per worker employed for each calendar day. Requires employers to notify workers of the wage rates contained in the contract specifications by delivering a copy of the wage rates to each worker along with his first paycheck.

Missouri
S.B. 255
Combined with S.B. 249 and S.B. 270. Session Adjourned - 05/30/2007. S.B. 255, 249 and 279 Requires employers to pay $6.50 per hour or the prevailing federal minimum wage, whichever is greater, effective January 1, 2007. Repeals the provision that increases the state minimum hourly wage according to the consumer price index. Requires that tipped employees be paid the cash wage required by federal law and provides that the total compensation for tipped employee not be less than the minimum wage.

Montana H.B. 492 Died in Committee - 04/27/2007. H.B. 492 Establishes a minimum hourly wage of $6.15 for tipped employees working as food and beverage servers in full-service restaurants. Retains a special provision for training wages.

Nebraska L.B. 31 Indefinitely Postponed - 05/31/2007. L.B. 31 Requires employers to pay all employees over 17 years of age a minimum wage equal to
(a) $5.15 per hour through September 30, 2007; (b) $5.52 per hour on and after October 1, 2007, through September 30, 2008; (c) $5.89 per hour on and after October 1, 2008, through September 30, 2009; (d) $6.26 per hour on and after October 1, 2009, through September 30, 2010; and (e) The minimum wage set by the Department of Labor for wages beginning on October 1, 2010, through September 30, 2013.

Specifies that the minimum wage determined by the Department of Labor be calculated based on changes in the consumer price index. Requires tipped employees to be paid cash wages equal to 50% of the established minimum wage and that cash wages and gratuities be equal to or greater than the minimum wage. Provides for a training wage for new employees between the ages of 17 and 20 during the first 90 days of employment. Establishes penalties for violations.

Nebraska L.B. 265 Approved by Governor - 05/31/2007.
L.B. 265 (p. 17) Requires that employers pay a minimum wage of:

(a) $5.15 per hour through July 23, 2007;
(b) $5.85 per hour on and after July 24, 2007, through July 23, 2008;
(c) $6.50 per hour on and after July 24, 2008, through July 23, 2009; and
(d) $7.25 per hour on and after July 24, 2009.

Allows an employer to pay a new employee under 20 years of age a training wage of at least 75% of the federal minimum wage for 90 days from the date of hire.

Nevada S.B. 384 Approved by Governor - 05/29/2007. S.B. 384 Clarifies that the relationships between a rehabilitation facility or workshop and a handicapped individual participating in a training or
rehabilitative program and between a community-based training center and an enrollee participating in a training or rehabilitative program constitute training or rehabilitation, and not employment for the purposes of provisions governing the minimum wage.

New   Hampshire H.B. 2 Signed by Governor - 05/29/2007.
A.B. 2 (Subsections 263:118 & 263:119 )– Defines “tip” as money given to an employee by a customer, in cash or as a credit card transfer, or added as a gratuity or service charge to a customer’s bill, for service performed.   Classifies tips as wages and provides that the tips an employee receives are his or her property unless the employee voluntarily and without coercion agrees to participate in a tip pool that is not under the control of the employer. Allows the employer to administer the tip pool only if employees voluntarily agree to participate. Prohibits the employer from exercising control over the manner in which tips are pooled except for accounting and bookkeeping purposes.

New Hampshire H.B. 203 Session Adjourned - 07/01/2007. H.B. 203 Allows employers to charge temporary employees for transportation to the worksite, but prohibits the transportation fee from bringing the worker’s wage rate below the minimum wage rate established by law.

New Hampshire H.B. 514 Signed by Governor, Chapter No. 24 - 05/03/2007.
H.B. 514 Provides that the state hourly minimum wage is the higher of the federal minimum wage law or that set forth below:
- On and after September 1, 2007 $6.50
- On and after September 1, 2008 $7.25
Provides that employees who receive at least $30 per month in tips be paid a base rate of 45% of the applicable minimum wage by the employer.

New Mexico S.B. 289 Signed by Governor - 03/23/2007. S.B. 289 Provides for the employment of individuals whose earning or productive capacity is impaired by physical or mental disability or injury or any other disability, at wages that are lower than the minimum wage, but not less than fifty percent of such wage.

New Mexico S.B. 324 Signed by Governor - 03/23/2007. S.B. 324 Increases the state hourly minimum wage in two phases: Effective upon passage, an employer must pay an employee no less than $6.50 an hour. As of January 1, 2009, an employer must pay at least $7.50 an hour. Provides exceptions for workers under the age of 18, certain trainees, agricultural workers, and others.

New Mexico H.B. 455 Session Adjourned - 03/17/2007. H.B. 455 Requires that bidders on construction projects for school districts and school boards submit proof that they and their subcontractors comply with the Public Works Minimum Wage Act.

New Mexico H.B. 525 S.B. 988 Session Adjourned - 03/17/2007. H.B. 525 / S.B. 988 – Establishes minimum salaries for certain school personnel.

New Mexico H.B. 759 Session Adjourned - 03/17/2007. H.B. 759 Includes the state and local governmental subdivisions in the definition of “employer.” Establishes a state hourly minimum wage of $6.50 increasing to $7.50 on January 1, 2008. Eliminates most exemptions to the state minimum wage requirement. Requires that tips combined with cash wages paid by the employer equal the established minimum wage. Provides for an annual increase in the state minimum wage commensurate with the increase in the consumer price index.

New Mexico H.B. 882 S.B. 958 Session Adjourned - 03/17/2007. H.B. 882 / S.B. 958 Provides that every contract for public projects valued over $60,000 must state the minimum wages and benefits to be paid to the various classes of workers to be determined based on the prevailing wages for similar work in the state or locality. Requires that contractors pay workers at least once a week.

New Mexico H.B. 1284 Session Adjourned - 03/17/2007.
H.B. 1284 Provides that an employer’s failure to pay the require minimum wage creates a rebuttable presumption that the employer knowingly employed an unauthorized worker.

New York A.B. 628 S.B. 5235 To Senate Rules Committee – 06/11/2007. A.B. 628 / S.B. 5235 Provides labor law protections to domestic workers and gives them the right to organize. Requires employers to pay domestic workers a basic living wage of $12.00 per hour on the effective date, $13.00 per hour on January 1, 2009, and $14.00 per hour on January 1, 2010. Increases the living wage each year thereafter based on the consumer price index.   Requires that employers either provide health insurance coverage for domestic workers or that they supplement the hourly wage to allow the worker to purchase health insurance.

New York S.B. 2335

A.B. 2774

To Senate Labor Committee – 02/02/2007.

To Assembly Labor Committee - 01/19/2007.
S.B. 2335 / A.B. 2774 Establishes a training wage equal to 85% of the state minimum wage or federal minimum wage, whichever is greater, for youth with no prior job experience. Limits the time period during which the employer may pay the training wage to 180 days.

New York S.B. 2477 To Senate Labor Committee - 02/06/2007. S.B. 2477 Requires that employers who receive economic development subisidies of at least $100,000 pay employees a minimum wage that is at least $1.00 higher than the current state minimum wage. Also requires that these employers provide health insurance to all employees who work at least 35 hours per week and that they pay at least 80% of the monthly premium.

New York
S.B. 2648

A.B. 2876

To Senate Committee on Commerce, Economic Development, and Small Business - 02/09/2007.
To Assembly Committee on Economic Development - 01/19/2007. S.B. 2648 / A.B. 2876 Requires entities eligible to receive economic development subsidies to pay each employee a minimum wage at least $1.00 higher than the current state minimum wage.

New York A.B. 2961 To Assembly Labor Committee – 01/22/2007. A.B. 2961 Directs the commissioner of labor to investigate wage adequacy throughout the state twice a year and to report the findings to the legislature to ensure that minimum wages are adequate to provide support for a family of three.

New York S.B. 3386 To Senate Labor Committee – 03/05/2007. S.B. 3386   Defines "prevailing wage" in the public works contract context as the wage at the time the work is performed. Provides that if a contract is not awarded within 90 days of the prevailing wage determination, the public agency shall request that the prevailing wage be determined again.

New York S.B. 3393 To Senate Labor Committee – 03/05/2007. S.B. 3393 Requires that contractors performing work on a contract valued over $300,000 pay printing trade employees no less than the prevailing wage, as determined by the commissioner of labor. Permits the contractor to pay the prevailing supplement to such wages by any combination of fringe benefits or cash payments. Establishes procedures for enforcement.

New York S.B. 3674 A.B. 7703 Signed by Governor (Chapter 304) – 07/18/2007. S.B. 3674 / A.B. 7703 Requires that employers who repeatedly or willfully violate state minimum wage provisions pay an amount double the wages, benefits or wage supplements found to be due as a civil penalty.

New York A.B. 3685
To Assembly Labor Committee – 1/26/2007.
A.B. 3685 Removes state or local government employees from the excluded class for purposes of minimum wage.

New York A.B. 5370 To Assembly Labor Committee – 02/15/2007. A.B. 5370   Increases the penalties for employers who fail to pay required benefits or wage supplements. Establishes a wage compliance fund.   Requires the commissioner of labor to submit a report to the governor and the legislature on the number of complaints received regarding violations of wage payments.

New York A.B. 5850 To Assembly Labor Committee – 02/26/2007. A.B. 5850 Establishes joint liability of garment manufacturers and the employers with whom they contract for any manufacturing operations for unpaid or underpaid wages to workers.

New York A.B. 5867 To Assembly Labor Committee – 05/17/2007. A.B. 5867 Requires that certain apparel industry employers who have violated provisions pertaining to payment of wages and the minimum wage within the last five years and apparel industry employers who have failed to comply with a commissioner’s order within the last five years post a surety bond. Provides monetary penalties and/or terms of imprisonment for non-compliance.

New York A.B. 6139
Enacting Clause Stricken – 05/02/2007.

A.B. 6139 Designates certain violations of minimum wage provisions by primary contractors and subcontractors on public works projects as felonies. Authorizes a district attorney or the attorney general to request payroll records from contractors and subcontractors on public works projects.

New York A.B. 6595 To Assembly Committee on Labor – 03/14/2007. A.B. 6595 Provides that any amount deducted for meals, equipment, and transportation may not cause a day or temporary laborer’s hourly wage to fall below the state or federal minimum wage.

North Carolina S.B. 1164 H.B. 1421 Session Adjourned - 08/02/2007. S.B. 1164 / H.B. 1421 Makes salary adjustment to the minimum wage for noncertified school employees retroactive to correct discrepancy.

North Carolina H.B. 1550 Session Adjourned - 08/02/2007. H.B. 1550 Provides postsecondary education scholarships for workers who have earned the minimum wage or less for at least 18 months.

North Carolina H.B. 1709 Session Adjourned - 08/02/2007.
H.B. 1709 Increases the state minimum wage to $7.25 per hour and provides for automatic annual adjustments based upon increases in the consumer price index.

North Carolina H.B. 1712 Session Adjourned - 08/02/2007. H.B. 1712 Requires annual increases to the state minimum wage based on changes in the consumer price index.

North Dakota H.B. 1337 Failed to Pass – 02/09/2007. H.B. 1337   Increases the state minimum wage to $7.25 per hour and provides for automatic annual adjustments based upon increases in the consumer price index.

North Dakota H.B. 1454 Signed by Governor – 03/05/2007.
H.B. 1454 Increases the state hourly minimum wage to $5.85 on the effective date; to $6.55 twelve months from the effective date; and to $7.25 twenty-four months from the effective date. Provides for a contingent effective date in accordance with the federal rate.

North Dakota S.B. 2122 Failed to Pass – 02/13/2007. S.B. 2122 Increases the state hourly minimum wage to $5.85 on August 1, 2007; to $6.55 on June 1, 2008; and to $7.25 on June 1, 2009.

North Dakota S.B. 2370 Failed to Pass – 02/13/2007. S.B. 2370 Increases the state hourly minimum wage to $5.85 on the effective date; $6.55 twelve months from the effective date; and $7.25 twenty-four months from the effective date. Provides for a contingent effective date in accordance with the federal rate. Allows the commissioner to establish a different minimum wage rate.

Oklahoma S.B. 418 Session Adjourned - 05/25/2007. S.B. 418   Increases the state hourly minimum wage to $6.65 or the current federal minimum wage, whichever is higher. Exempts agricultural and domestic workers, newspaper carriers, and federal government, part-time, and student employees.

Oklahoma
S.B. 559
H.B. 2000     H.B. 2133    H.B. 2175
Session Adjourned - 05/25/2007.
S.B. 559 / H.B. 2000 / H.B. 2133 / H.B. 2175 Requires Oklahoma public school districts to pay a minimum hourly wage of $11.67 to all support employees. Provides for annual increases.

Oklahoma S.B. 1030 Session Adjourned - 05/25/2007.   S.B. 1030 Provides for an hourly minimum wage that is the higher of: $5.85 beginning on January 1, 2008; $6.55 beginning January 1, 2009; $7.25 beginning January 1, 2010; or the current federal minimum wage.

Oklahoma S.B. 1087 Session Adjourned - 05/25/2007.   S.B. 1087 Requires all employers to pay at least the federal minimum wage.

Oklahoma H.B. 1311 Session Adjourned - 05/25/2007.   H.B. 1311 Provides for an annual increase in the state hourly minimum wage based on the consumer price index.

Oklahoma H.B. 1458 Session Adjourned - 05/25/2007.   H.B. 1458 Requires that all employers pay no less than the current federal minimum wage through December 31, 2007; no less than $6.00 per hour or the current federal minimum wage beginning January 1, 2008; and no less than $6.50 or the current federal minimum wage beginning January 1, 2009.

Oklahoma H.B. 1841 Session Adjourned - 05/25/2007.   H.B. 1841 Requires that employers pay no less than the current federal minimum wage through December 31, 2007. Beginning January 1, 2008, increases the minimum wage to $6.15. Beginning January 1, 2009, increases the minimum wage to $7.15 or the current federal minimum wage, whichever is greater. Beginning January 1, 2010, increases the state minimum wage annually based on the national congressional pay raise.

Oklahoma H.B. 2027 Session Adjourned - 05/25/2007.   H.B. 2027 Requires employers to pay a minimum wage of $6.50 per hour beginning August 31, 2007. Provides for a reduction in the cash wage for meals and lodging. Permits tip allowances. Establishes a minimum wage for agricultural workers of $5.15 per hour for adults and $4.25 per hour for minors. Specifies minimum wages for camp counselors, golf caddies, and student workers.

Oklahoma H.B. 2028 H.B. 2036 Session Adjourned - 05/25/2007. H.B. 2028 / H.B. 2036 Establishes a state hourly minimum wage as the greater of $6.50 per hour or the current federal minimum wage beginning November 1, 2007.

Oklahoma H.B. 2126 Session Adjourned - 05/25/2007.
H.B. 2126 Increases the state hourly minimum wage to $6.50 or the federal minimum wage, whichever is greater, on July 1, 2007. Increases the state hourly minimum wage to $7.15 or the federal minimum wage, whichever is greater, on July 1, 2008. Beginning in 2009, provides for an annual increase in the state minimum wage based on the consumer price index.

Oregon S.B. 368 H.B. 2531 Session Adjourned - 06/28/2007. S.B. 368 / H.B. 2531 Creates a tax credit for wage increases paid by employers to agricultural employees when the increase is attributable to an increase in the minimum wage.

Oregon H.B. 2021 Governor Signed (Chapter 844) - 07/31/2007. H.B. 2021 Requires all public works contractors and subcontractors pay workers the state prevailing wage rate, and if applicable, the federal prevailing wage rate.

Oregon H.B. 2308 Session Adjourned - 06/28/2007. H.B. 2308 Exempts from minimum wage requirements 1) agricultural workers paid on a piece-rate basis; 2) domestic workers; 3) federal government employees; 4) student employees; 5) outside salespeople; 6) taxicab drivers; 7) individuals who are domiciled at a place of employment so that they are readily available for emergency or occasional duties; 8) individuals who are on-call; and 9) seasonal camp workers.

Oregon H.B. 3319 Session Adjourned - 06/28/2007. H.B. 3319 Entitles prevailing party in certain wage claim cases to recover attorney fees. Imposes liability upon a public agency for unpaid wages, fringe benefits and penalty wages when such public agency fails to include information about prevailing wage rates in specifications for public works contract. Imposes liability for unpaid wages, including fringe benefits, of workers on public works project on the contractor if the contractor is notified of requirement to pay prevailing wage rates. Allows penalty wages for intentional violations.

Pennsylvania H.B. 349 Referred to Labor Relations – 02/09/2007 H.B. 349 Increases the state hourly minimum wage to $8.15 on January 1, 2008; to $8.75 on January 1, 2009; and to $9.35 on January 1, 2010. Provides for an annual increase to the minimum wage based on the regional consumer price index beginning January 1, 2011.

Pennsylvania S.B. 682 Referred to Labor and Industry – 03/23/2007. S.B. 682 Provides for an annual increase in the minimum wage based on the regional consumer price index beginning January 1, 2008. Requires public notice within ten days of the date the increase is determined.

Pennsylvania H.B. 1680 Referred to Labor Relations – 07/03/2007. H.B. 1680 Authorizes a statewide referendum to approve annual increases to the minimum wage based on the consumer price index.

Rhode Island S.B. 52 Session Adjourned – 06/23/2007. S.B. 52 Provides for an annual increase to the state minimum wage based on the consumer price index beginning January 1, 2008.

Rhode Island S.B. 494 H.B. 5981 Session Adjourned – 06/23/2007. S.B. 494 / H.B. 5981 Raises the threshold value for public project contracts requiring that workers be paid a prevailing wage rate from $1,000 to $25,000.

Rhode Island S.B. 503 Session Adjourned – 06/23/2007. S.B. 503 Prohibits any recipient of public funds from utilizing the services of any contractor or subcontractor who has violated state or federal minimum wage requirements in the past three years.

Rhode Island S.B. 2059 Session Adjourned - 06/30/2008. S.B. 2059 Provides for an annual increase to the state minimum wage based on the consumer price index.

Rhode Island H.B. 5332 Session Adjourned – 06/23/2007. H.B. 5332 Increases the state hourly minimum wage to $7.75 on January 1, 2008 and to $8.00 on January 1, 2009. Provides for an annual adjustment to the minimum wage based on the consumer price index beginning January 1, 2010.

Rhode Island H.B. 5511 Session Adjourned – 06/23/2007. H.B. 5511 Provides that full-time students under the age of 18 may be paid an hourly wage of not less that 85% of the state minimum wage. Prohibits full-time students from working over 20 hours a week.

South Carolina S.B. 102
Introduced 01/09/2007, session adjourned – 06/05/2008.
S.B. 102 Establishes a state minimum wage of $6.15 per hour or the federal minimum wage, whichever is higher. Prohibits state subdivisions from mandating a minimum wage that exceeds the state minimum wage or that covers employees who are exempt under federal minimum wage laws.   Provides for a graduated wage scale for apprentices. Requires that patients who are employed within a facility in a non-therapeutic capacity be paid at least the state minimum wage. Exempts machine shops, rubber molding and plastic injection molding facilities, and textile manufacturers from state minimum wage requirements. Prohibits employers from requiring an employee to work on Sunday if the employee objects.

South Carolina H.B. 3022
Introduced 01/09/2007, session adjourned – 06/05/2008.
H.B. 3022 Establishes a state minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Exempts domestic employees, tipped employees, employees who are high school or college students, newspaper carriers, and employees of non-profit child or long-term care facilities. Requires employers subject to federal minimum wage requirements to pay that wage if it is higher than the state minimum wage. Authorizes the Department of Labor to grant exemptions to organizations and business.

South Carolina H.B. 3163 H.B. 3412 Session Adjourned – 06/28/2007. H.B. 3163 / H.B. 3412 Establishes a state minimum wage of $7.00 per hour or the federal minimum wage, whichever is higher. Provides a one-time tax credit for employers affected by the increase. Prohibits political subdivisions of the state from establishing a minimum wage that is less than the state minimum wage.

South Dakota S.B. 110 Session Adjourned – 03/26/2007. S.B. 110 Increases the state hourly minimum wage to $5.85, then $6.55, and then $7.25 in accordance with increases to the federal minimum wage. Exempts those earning an opportunity wage, babysitters, and outside salespeople. Makes a violation a Class 2 misdemeanor.

South Dakota S.B. 207 Governor Signed – 03/26/2007. S.B. 207 Increases the state hourly minimum wage to $5.85, then $6.55, and then $7.25 in accordance with increases to the federal minimum wage. Exempts those earning an opportunity wage, babysitters, and outside salespeople.