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STATE/BILL NUMBER |
SUMMARY |
Last Action |
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Alaska
HB 7 |
Permits an employee's wage to be reduced below the minimum wage to provide adequate health care |
To House Committee on Labor and Commerce |
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HB 199 |
Detaches rate of inflation and minimum wage rate hikes |
To House Committee on Finance |
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H.B 255 |
Revises the State Wage and Hour Act as it relates to flexible work hour plans, the provision of training wages and the definitions of certain terms; repeals the exemption in the Act from the payment of minimum wages for learners |
To House Committee on Finance |
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Arkansas
H.B. 1352 |
Exempts specified persons employed as a nonprofit child care agency houseparent from the Arkansas minimum wage act. Relates to children who are abused, orphans, in foster care, homeless, or in need of services |
Introduced |
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S.B. 57 |
Adjusts the hourly minimum wage on January 1, 2004, and annually thereafter, to maintain employee purchasing power. Provides that the automatically adjusted minimum wage would be calculated using the California Consumer Price Index. Provides that the bill's provisions may not be construed to preclude an increase in the minimum wage greater than the formula would provide or to result in a reduction in the minimum wage |
In Senate. Read second time and amended. Re- referred to Committee on Appropriations |
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Connecticut
H.B. 5036 |
Increases the state's minimum wage |
Failed Joint Favorable deadlinee |
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H.B. 5552 |
Concerns minimum wages for employees of camps and resorts; requires the payment of minimum wages to persons employed by camps or resorts that are open for not more than six months of the year |
Failed Joint Favorable deadline |
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Delaware
S.B. 52 |
Changes the minimum wage |
From Senate Committee on Labor Reported favorably |
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Florida
H.B. 321 |
Forbids local governments from requiring employers to pay minimum wage in excess of federal minimum wage |
In House: Temporarily postponed |
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S.B. 54 |
Prohibits a political subdivision from requiring employers to pay a minimum wage, other than a federal minimum wage, or to apply a federal minimum wage to wages exempt from a federal minimum wage; provides that political subdivisions may create a minimum wage other than a federal minimum wage for employees of the political subdivisions or other specified employees |
In Senate. Amendment(s) failed on Senate floor |
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Hawaii
H.B. 329 |
Changes the minimum wage formula for tipped employees |
To House Committee on Labor and Public Employment |
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S.B. 66 |
Changes the minimum wage formula for tipped employees |
To Senate Committee on Labor. |
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Illinois
H.B. 816, 817,818,819,820,821,3653, 3688 |
Modifies minimum Wage Law. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title |
To Senate Committee on Executive |
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H.B. 1179 |
Modifies the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act. Increases a personal care attendant's minimum hourly wage to $8 beginning July 1, 2003, and $9 beginning January 1, 2004 |
To Senate Committee on Health and Human Services |
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H.B. 1371 |
Changes the Minimum Wage Law. Makes technical modifications in a Section concerning the short title |
Rereferred to House Committee on Rules |
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H.B. 3444 |
Modifies the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act. Increases a personal care attendant's minimum hourly wage to $6 beginning July 1, 2002, and $7 beginning January 1, 2004 |
Rereferred to House Committee on Rules |
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H.B. 3636 |
Changes the Minimum Wage Law |
Read third time. Passed House.To Senate |
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H.B. 3649 |
Modifies the Minimum Wage Law. Increases the minimum wage for workers 18 years and older to $6.50 per hour on January 1, 2004. Provides that, beginning in 2005, the minimum wage shall be annually adjusted by the Department of Labor. Provides that the adjustment shall be calculated each September 30, using the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, and shall take effect on January 1 of the following year |
Rereferred to House Committee on Rules |
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S.B. 165 |
Increases the minimum wage for workers 18 years and older to $6.50 per hour on January 1, 2004. Provides that, beginning in 2005, the minimum wage shall be annually adjusted by the Department of Labor. Provides that the adjustment shall be calculated each September 30, using the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, and shall take effect on January 1 of the following year |
Rereferred to Sentae Committee on Rules |
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S.B. 600 |
Provides that through September 5, 2004, every employer shall pay each employee who is 18 years of age or older wages of not less than $6 per hour. Provides that on and after September 6, 2004, every employer shall pay each employee over the age of 18 wages of not less than $6.50 per hour |
To House Committee on Executive |
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S. B. 1183 |
Makes a stylistic change in provisions concerning overtime |
To Senate Committee on Rules |
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S.B. 1642,1643 |
Makes a stylistic change in provisions concerning the posting of a summary of the Minimum Wage Law |
Rereferred to Senate Committee on Rules |
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S.B. 1644, 1646 |
Makes a stylistic change in provisions concerning the posting of a summary of the Minimum Wage Law |
In Senate. 3rd Reading Deadline Extended to 12/31/2003 |
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S.B. 1645 |
Makes a stylistic change in provisions concerning the Director of Labor |
To House |
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Indiana
H.B. 1559 |
Makes technical corrections to the law governing minimum wage, deductions from wage payments, and wage claims |
To Senate Committee on Education |
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Iowa
H.B. 29 |
Relates to a bill increasing the state minimum hourly wage rate |
In House Committee on Commerce and Regulation |
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S.B. 419 |
Increases the state's minimum hourly wage rate at a rate above the federal minimum hourly wage rate |
In Senate Committee on Business and Labor: |
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Kansas
S.B. 112 |
Concerns public works projects for state agencies; prescribes payment of minimum wages for work thereon and preferences for certain employees to work thereon |
To Senate Committee on Commerce |
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S.B. 114 |
Concerns the state minimum wage |
To Senate Committee on Commerce |
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Louisiana
H.B. 245 |
Establishes a state minimum wage at a dollar above the federal rate |
Introduced |
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H.B. 1723 |
Increases minimum wage |
To House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations |
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S.B. 533 |
Provides that the minimum wage in Louisiana to be equal to the federal minimum wage plus one dollar |
To Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations |
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S.B. 564 |
Establishes the state minimum wage at six dollars per hour |
To Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations |
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Maine
S.B. 237 |
Increases minimum wage |
House concurs with Senate reference. |
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L.R. 1503, |
Increases minimum wage |
Assigned Senate Paper number 237 |
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Massachusetts
H.B. 2199 |
Increases the minimum wage |
To Joint Committee on Commerce and Labor |
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H.B. 3291 |
Provides that summer camps be exempt from the minimum wage law of the Commonwealth |
Introduced |
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S.B. 80 |
Relates to maintaining the value of the minimum wage |
To Joint Committee on Commerce and Labor |
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S.B. 92 |
Relates to the minimum wage; clarifies that the minimum wage law applies to governmental employers |
Filed as Senate Docket 881 |
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S.B. 771 |
Provides for reimbursement of human service providers for increases in minimum wage rates |
Filed as Senate Docket 1350 |
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H.B. 1045, S.B. 80,92 |
Relates to the minimum wage |
Introduced |
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Michigan
H.B. 4165 |
Increases minimum wage to $5.65 and indexes it to inflation rate |
To House Committee on Employment Relations, Training, and Safety |
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Minnesota
H.B. 102, 442 |
Increases the minimum wage |
To House Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Policy |
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S.B. 3 |
Increases the minimum wage |
To Senate Committee on Jobs, Housing and Community Development |
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S.B. 587 |
Increases the minimum wage |
To Senate Committee on Jobs, Housing and Community Development |
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Nebraska
L.B. 256 |
Requires a minimum wage for state employees |
Indefinitely postponed |
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L.B. 435 |
Raises the minimum wage |
Amended on Legislative floor |
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L.S.R. 1173 |
Relates to the minimum wage |
Withdrawn from further consideration |
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New Jersey
A.B. 215,1686, 2733 |
Raises minimum wage |
To Assembly Committee on Labor |
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A.B. 2948 |
Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage |
From Assembly Committee on Labor |
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S.B. 541 |
Requires payment of minimum wage under public contracts |
To Senate Committee on Labor |
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S.B. 545, 572 |
Increases minimum wage |
To Senate Committee on Labor |
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S.B. 2343 |
Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage |
To Senate Committee on Labor |
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New Mexico
H.B. 38 |
Modifies the state minimum wage to equal the federal minimum wage |
Signed by Governor |
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H.B. 580 |
Provides for political subdivisions to elect for exemption from the public minimum wage act |
To House Committee on Business and Industry |
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H.B. 588 |
Changes the minimum wage act to prohibit local governments from requiring a minimum wage that exceeds the federal minimum wage |
From House Committee on Consumer and Public Affairs |
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S.B. 721 |
Modifies the minimum wage act to prohibit local governments from requiring a minimum wage that exceeds the federal minimum wage |
To House Committee on Judiciary |
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S.B. 828 |
Relates to taxation; provides income tax and corporate income tax credits for employers who employ developmentally disabled persons for wages in excess of the federal minimum wage |
To Senate Committee on Finance |
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New York
A.B. 4048 |
Raises the state minimum wage; provides that annually such statutory wage shall be increased |
To Assembly Committee on Labor |
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A.B. 4066 |
Instructs the commissioner of labor to conduct biennial investigations into the adequacy of wages in the several regions of the state and report thereon to the legislature to ensure that minimum wages are adequate to provide support for a family of three |
To Assembly Committee on Labor |
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A.B. 4889 |
Provides tax credit against special additional mortgage tax and franchise tax on business corporations for each employee employed in excess of one year at minimum wage for thirty hours per week who was a public assistance recipient for at least two years immediately preceding the commencement of such employment |
To Assembly Committee on Ways and Means |
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S.B. 376 |
Raises the minimum wage on and after January 1, 2004 provided that, on or before January first, 2005 and annually there after, such statutory wage shall be increased based on the increase in the State average weekly wage for covered employment |
To Senate Committee on Labor |
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S.B. 2247 |
Provides tax credit against special additional mortgage tax and franchise tax on business corporations for each employee employed in excess of one year at minimum wage for thirty hours per week who was a public assistance recipient for at least two years immediately preceding the commencement of such employment |
To Senate Committee on Investigations, Taxation and Government Operations |
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S.B. 2685; |
Changes article heading of article 19-A to read "minimum wage standards" and protective labor practices for farm workers; requires employers of farm workers to utilize written farm work agreements between such employers and farm workers when notifying such workers of the conditions of employment; defines the term "work agreement" |
To Senate Committee on Labor |
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S.B. 3291 |
Enacts the Empire State Wage Act of 2002; relates to the statutory minimum wage; provides for biennial reports and the establishment of a special task force on indexing |
To Senate Committee on Labor |
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S.B. 3359 |
Prohibits any regulation relating to minimum wage standards to be adopted which provide that child farm laborers to be paid at a lesser rate than adult farm laborers |
To Senate Committee on Labor |
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North Carolina
S.B. 905 |
Modifies the state wage and hour act to increase the state minimum wage |
To Senate Committee on Commerce |
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Oregon
H.B. 2292 |
Exempts sports officials under 18 years of age from child labor laws; classifies sports officials at youth or adult sports contests as independent contractors for purposes of income tax and minimum wage laws |
To House Committee on Business, Labor and Consumer Affairs |
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H.B. 2624 |
Deletes annual adjustments of minimum wage |
To Senate Committee on General Government |
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H.B. 2720 |
Allows reduced minimum wage rate for employees under 18 years of age for first 60 calendar days of employment. Establishes minimum wage for certain tipped employees |
To House Committee on Business |
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H.B. 3392 |
Exempts minors employed in agricultural labor from minimum wage and overtime requirements |
To House Committee on Business, Labor and Consumer Affairs |
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H.B. 3467 |
Creates credit against income or corporate excise taxes for wage increases paid by employees engaged in farming or ranching, when increases are caused by increase in minimum wage; limits credit to percentage of wage increases paid |
To House Committee on Business, Labor and Consumer Affairs |
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Pennsylvania
H.B. 1063 |
Provides for minimum wage rates |
To House Committee on Labor Relations |
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Rhode Island
H.B. 5115 |
This act would raise the minimum wage to six dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75) per hour on July 1, 2003 and would attach a cost of living index adjustment to future increases in the minimum wage. |
From House Committee on Finance: Recommended as substituted |
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H.B. 6164 |
Changes the statute relating to operators' and chauffeurs' licenses and minimum wages for school bus drivers |
To House Committee on Labor |
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S.B. 102 |
Adjusts the minimum wage annually on a cost of living index. |
To Senate Committee on Labor |
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S.B. 204 |
Increases the minimum wage to six dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75) per hour |
To Senate Committee on Labor |
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South Dakota
S.B. 77 |
Provides certain increases in the state minimum wage |
In Senate Committee on State Affairs: Deferred to the 41st Legislative Day |
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Texas
H.B. 804 |
Relates to the minimum wage |
Passed House. To Senate |
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H.B. 915 |
Relates to the establishment of a minimum wage for public employees |
To House Committee on State Affairs |
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Vermont
H.B. 461 |
Raises the minimum wage rate |
To House Committee on General Housing and Military Affairs |
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S.B. 99, 127 |
Raises the minimum wage rate |
To Senate Committee on General Affairs and Housing |
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Washington
H.B. 1690 |
Accepts federal definitions for state wage and hour laws |
To House Committee on Commerce and Labor |
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H.B. 1750 |
Modifies the inflationary adjustment to the minimum wage |
To House Committee on Commerce and Labor |
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H.B. 1774 |
Creates an urban and rural minimum wage rate |
To House Committee on Commerce and Labor |
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H.B. 1819 |
Creates an adjusted minimum tipped wage rate |
To House Committee on Commerce and Labor |
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S.B. 5013 |
Caps the minimum wage rate at a certain percent of the federal rate |
To Senate Committee on Commerce and Trade |
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S.B. 5394 |
Provides a minimum wage rate for tipped employees |
To Senate Committee on Commerce and Trade |
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S.B. 5462 |
Adopts federal definitions for state wage and hour laws |
To House Committee on Commerce and Labor |
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S.B. 5681 |
Modifies minimum wage provisions |
From Senate Committee on Rules: Do pass |
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S.B. 5682 |
Permits a temporary reduction in the minimum wage for new employees |
To Senate Committee on Commerce and Trade |
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S.B. 5683 |
Inhibits local jurisdictions from modifying state minimum wage laws |
To Senate Committee on Commerce and Trade |
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S.B. 5684 |
Modifies minimum wage provisions |
To Senate Committee on Commerce and Trade |
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S.B. 5697 |
Modifies the inflationary adjustment to the minimum wage |
Passed Senate. To House |
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Wyoming
H.B. 257 |
Raises the minimum wage for tipped employees |
Indefinitely postponed |
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S.B. 119 |
Raises the minimum wage |
To Senate Committee on Labor, Health and Social Services |
