|
State |
Bill |
Summary |
Indexed to cost of living |
Latest Action |
|
Arizona
|
HB 2542 /
SB 1280 |
Up to $3 less than minimum wage for food/beverage servers |
No
|
Referred To House Committee On Rules, 1/26/06 |
|
|
HB 2849 |
To $7.10 |
Yes |
Referred To House Committee On Rules, 2/7/06 |
|
|
HCR 2051 /
SCR 1011 |
To $7.10; referendum |
Yes |
Referred To House Committee On Rules, 1/27/06 |
|
Arkansas |
HB 1010 |
to $6.25 |
No |
Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment, 04/21/06 |
| |
HB 1019 |
to $6.25 |
No |
Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment, 04/21/06 |
| |
HB 1029 |
to $6.25 |
No |
Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment, 04/21/06 |
| |
HB 1033 * |
to $6.25; tip credit |
No |
Signed by Governor, Act 16, 4/10/06 |
| |
SB 11* |
to $6.25; tip credit |
No |
Signed by Governor, Act 15, 4/10/06 |
|
California
|
AB 1835* |
To $7.50; and to $8.00 in 2008 |
Yes |
Signed by Governor, Chapter 230, 09/12/06 |
|
|
AB 1844 |
To $7.25 in 2007 |
Yes |
In Assembly Committee on Appropriations: Held under submission, 05/25/06 |
|
|
SB 174 |
Allows civil action if an employee was paid less than twice the minimum wage |
n/a |
Veto Sustained, 1/26/06 |
|
|
SB 862 |
Unspecified amount |
No |
Returned To Secretary Of Senate, 1/31/06 |
|
|
SB 1162
|
To $7.25 |
Yes |
Amended removing Minimum Wage relevant text, 08/24/06 |
|
|
SB 1167 |
To $7.25 |
Yes |
In Senate Committee On Labor And Industrial Relations: Held in committee without recommendation, 03/29/06 |
|
Florida
|
HB 7001 |
To $6.65 in 2005 |
Yes |
Died in House Justice Council, 05/05/06 |
|
Hawaii
|
SB 2513 |
Increases the reduction in minimum wage levels for tipped employees |
No |
To Senate Committee On Labor, 1/30/06 |
|
|
SB 2614 |
Incrementally increases minimum wage tip credit for tipped employees over the next two fiscal years |
No |
To Senate Committee On Labor, 1/30/06 |
|
|
SB 2626 |
increase the tip credit allowance to coincide with increases in the minimum wage |
No |
To Senate Committee On Labor, 1/30/06 |
|
|
SB 2840 |
Incrementally raises the minimum wage tip credit for tipped employees over the next two fiscal years. |
No |
To Senate Committee On Labor, 1/30/06 |
|
|
SB 2979 |
Establishes a tip credit formula of twenty-five percent below the minimum wage |
No |
To Senate Committee On Labor, 1/30/06 |
|
Idaho
|
HB 843 |
To $6.15 in 2006 |
Yes |
Rejected by House Ways and Means Committee, 3/23/06 |
|
Illinois
|
SB 2339* |
Allows civil action if an employee was paid less than twice the minimum wage |
No |
Signed by Governor, Act 1025, 07/14/06 |
|
Indiana
|
SB 96 |
to $6.15 in 2006 and $7.15 in 2007 |
No |
Legislature Adjourned, 3/14/06 |
|
|
SB 131 |
To $5.65 in 2006, $6.15 in 2007 and $6.65 in 2008 |
No |
Legislature Adjourned, 3/14/06 |
|
Iowa
|
HF 2032 /
SF 2067 |
to $6.15 in 2007 |
No |
To House Committee On Commerce, Regulation And Labor, 01/10/06;
To Senate Committee on Business and Labor |
|
|
SF 2050 |
Employees of gambling industry should be paid 25% more than minimum wage |
No |
In Senate Committee On Economic Growth, 2/1/06 |
|
|
SF 2222 |
to $7.25 in 2007 |
Yes |
In Senate Committee On Business And Labor, 2/16/06 |
|
Kansas
|
HB 2784 /
SB 187 |
Requires minimum wage of $5.15 for tipped employees |
No |
To House Committee On Commerce And Labor, 02/01/06;
Died in Senate Committee on Commerce, 05/25/06 |
|
Kentucky |
B.R. 148 |
To $5.85 on the effective date of the Act, to $6.55 on 07/01/08, and to $7.25 on 07/01/09 |
No |
Prefiled for 2007, 08/31/06 |
|
|
B.R. 246 |
To $6.15 on the effective date of the Act, and to $7.00 on 07/01/08 |
No |
Prefiled for 2007, 09/29/06 |
|
|
HB 378 |
to $6.00 in 2006 and $6.50 in 2007 |
No |
Recommitted To House Committee On Labor And Industry, 2/7/06 |
|
|
HB 460 |
Abolishes the tip credit taken by employers and provide that tipped employees be paid the state minimum hourly wage |
No |
Posted In Committee, 2/6/06 |
|
Louisiana |
HB 194 |
to $5.40 in 2006 and $5.65 in 2007 |
No |
Failed to pass in Senate, 06/16/06 |
|
|
HB 283 |
to $5.65 in 2006 and $6.15 in 2007 |
No |
To House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations, 03/27/06 |
| |
SB 700 |
To $7.00 |
No |
Subject to call – House Final Passage, 06/16/06 |
|
Maine
|
LD 235* /
HB 174 |
to $6.75 in Oct. 2006 and $7.00 in Oct. 2007. |
No |
Signed by Governor, Chapter 578, 4/23/06 |
|
Maryland |
HB 55* |
Defines "employer" to include state and local governmental units for purposes of minimum wage requirements |
No |
Became Law without Governor's signature, Chapter 557, 05/26/06 |
| |
HB 391* |
To $6.15 in 2006 |
No |
Governor’s Vetoed Overridden, Chapter 2, 01/17/06 |
|
|
HB 1073 |
Authorizes specified employers to delay the payment of a specified minimum wage rate and tip credit |
No |
To House Committee On Economic Matters, 2/9/06 |
|
|
HB 1142 |
To require indexing; referendum |
Yes |
Reported Unfavorably From House Committee On Economic Matters, 3/1/06 |
|
Massachusetts
|
HB 4781* |
To $7.50 in 2007 and $8.00 in 2008 |
No |
Passed over Veto, Chapter 271-2006 |
| |
HB 5217 |
Governor Message: Asks that H.B. 4781 be changed to $7.00 in 2007 |
No |
Filed as HD 5379, 07/24/06 |
| |
SB 2632 |
To $7.50 in 2006 and $8.00 in 2007 |
No |
Committee of conference report accepted, 07/24/06 |
|
Michigan
|
SB 318* |
to $6.95; $7.15 in 2007 and $7.40 in 2008 |
No |
Signed by Governor, Act 81, 03/28/06 |
| |
SB 1364* |
For training wages or a minor: to $5.15 |
No |
Signed by Governor, Act 375, 09/22/06 |
| |
H.B. 6213* |
Maintains status quo in regard to federal minimum wage and overtime exemptions when state minimum wage increases |
No |
Signed by Governor, Act 373, 09/22/06 |
| |
S.B. 1388 |
Includes overtime exceptions and elimination of tipped wages for certain employees |
No |
To Senate Committee on Government Operations, 08/09/06 |
| |
H.B. 6367 |
Provides exemptions to minimum wage for youths and students |
No |
To House Committee on Commerce, 08/30/06 |
|
Mississippi |
HB 129
|
establishes state wage 15% above the federal minimum wage |
No |
Died In Committee, 1/31/06 |
|
|
HB 332 |
to $6.25 in 2007 and $7.00 in 2007 |
Yes |
Died In Committee, 1/31/06 |
|
Missouri
|
HB 1433 |
To $6.50 |
Yes; in 2008 |
Public Hearing Completed, 04/19/06 |
|
New Jersey
|
AB 1808 |
Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage |
No |
To Assembly Committee On Labor, 1/10/06 |
|
New Mexico |
HB 258
|
To $7.50; $3.10 for employees who receive tips |
Yes |
From Senate Committee On Finance: Do pass |
|
|
SB 449 |
To $6.50 in 2007, $7.00 in 2008 and $7.50 in 2009 |
No |
House Adopted Conference Committee recommendation |
|
|
SB 462 |
To $7.50; offers small business tax credit |
No |
From Senate Committee On Committees. Do Pass Germane, 1/26/06 |
|
|
SB 746 |
To $6.50 in 2007, $7.00 in 2008 and $7.50 in 2009 |
No |
From Senate Committee On Finance: Do Pass |
| North Carolina |
HB 1838 |
To $6.15 |
No |
To House Committee on Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House, 05/10/06 |
| |
HB 2174* |
To $6.15 |
No |
Signed by Governor, Session Law 114, 07/13/06 |
| |
HJR 1808 |
To $6.15 |
No |
To House Committee on Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House, 05/09/06 |
|
Ohio |
SB 7* |
To $5.15 |
No |
Signed by Governor, 4/3/06 |
|
Oklahoma
|
HB 2639 /
SB 1553 |
to $6.15 |
No |
To House Committee On Business And Economic Development, 2/7/06 |
|
|
HB 3114 |
to $6.15 |
No |
To House Committee On Rules, 2/7/06 |
|
|
SJR 49 |
Orders referendum on $.50 increase each year |
No |
From Senate Committee On Business And Labor: Do Pass, 2/28/06 |
|
Pennsylvania
|
HB 216 /
HB 1965
|
to $6.15 in 2006 |
No |
Resolution To Discharge Committee From Further Consideration Of This Bill Presented, 2/7/06 |
|
|
HB 257
|
to $6.25 in 2006 and $7.15 in 2007 |
No |
Laid on Table, 06/30/06 |
|
|
HB 2021 |
to $6.35 in 2006, $7.15 in 2007, and indexing beginning in 2008 |
Yes |
To House Committee On Appropriations, 02/14/06 |
| |
H.B. 2960 |
To $8.15 on 01/01/08, to $8.75 on 01/01/09, and to $9.35 on 01/01/10 |
Yes |
To House Committee on Labor Relations, 09/27/06 |
| |
SB 1090* |
To $6.25 in Jan. 2007, and to $7.15 in July 2007 |
No |
Signed by Governor, Act 112, 07/09/06 |
|
Puerto Rico |
HB 1714 |
To the higher of Puerto Rico’s Minimum Wage or the Federal Minimum Wage
Establishes a minimum wage of 70% of the prevailing wage for activities that do not meet the criteria of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act |
No |
Under consideration of the House Labor and Labor Relations Committee |
|
Rhode Island
|
HB 6718* /
SB 2112 |
to $7.10 in 2006 and $7.40 in 2007 |
No |
Effective Without Governor's Signature, 2/17/06 |
|
|
SB 2113 |
Establishes cost-of-living index |
Yes |
Continued, 1/26/06 |
|
South Dakota
|
HB 1245 |
To $6.00 |
No |
In House Committee On State Affairs, 2/1/06 |
|
|
SB 190 |
To $5.50 |
No |
In Senate Committee On State Affairs: Deferred, 02/03/06 |
|
Tennessee |
HB 2624 /
SB 3119 |
To $6.15 |
No |
In House Committee On Consumer And Employee Affairs: Taken off notice of Calendar, 03/29/06;
To Senate Committee On Commerce, Labor And Agriculture, 03/27/06 |
|
|
HB 3402 /
SB 3120 |
To $6.15 |
No |
To Senate Committee on Judiciary, 05/26/06;
Substituted by HB 3402 05/56/2006 |
|
Utah |
HB 313
|
to $7.00 |
No |
Enacting Clause Struck, 3/1/06 |
|
|
SB 43 |
to $6.50 |
No |
Enacting Clause Struck, 03/01/06 |
|
Vermont
|
SB 245 |
To $7.25 and $3.65 for tipped employees |
Yes |
To Senate Committee On Economic Development, Housing And General Affairs, 1/3/06 |
|
Virginia
|
HB 539 |
To $6.15 in 2006, $7.15 in 2007 and $8.15 in 2008 |
Yes |
Left In Committee on Commerce and Labor, 02/15/06 |
|
|
HB 1363 |
To $6.15 in 2006, $7.15 in 2007 and $8.15 in 2008 |
Yes |
Left In Committee on Commerce and Labor, 02/15/06 |
|
|
SB 480 |
To $6.15 in 2006, $7.15 in 2007 and $8.15 in 2008 |
No |
In Senate Committee On Commerce And Labor: Failed To Report, 1/30/06 |
|
Washington
|
SB 5551 |
Requires study |
No |
To Senate Committee On Rules, 03/08/06 |
|
West Virginia |
HB 4023* /
SB 146
|
to $5.85 to in 2006 |
No |
Signed by Governor, Act 153, 04/05/06 |
| |
HB 4051 /
SB 459 |
to $5.85 in 2006; to $6.55 in 2007; and to $7.25 in 2008 |
No |
To House Committee On Judiciary, 01/19/06;
To Senate Committee on Judiciary, 02/01/06 |
| Wisconsin |
AB 12 |
To $6.50 |
No |
Failed to pass, 07/18/06 |
| |
AB 77 |
To $6.50, tip credit |
No |
Failed to Pass, 05/11/06 |
| |
AR 16 |
Prohibits increases in legislative pay until the state minimum wage is increased |
No |
Failed to Pass, 05/11/06 |
| |
SB 12 |
To $6.50 |
No |
Failed to pass, 07/18/06 |
| |
SB 40 |
To $6.50, tip credit |
No |
Failed to Pass, 05/11/06 |
