Minimum wage; increases wage from its current federally mandated level. (SB590)
Introduced By
Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke) with support from co-patron Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Minimum wage. Increases the minimum wage from its current federally mandated level of $7.25 per hour to $8.25 per hour effective July 1, 2014, and to $9.25 per hour effective July 1, 2015, unless a higher minimum wage is required by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/13/2014 | Presented and ordered printed 14103748D |
| 01/13/2014 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 01/20/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (SB590) |
| 01/23/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (SB590) |
| 02/04/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (SB590) |
| 02/10/2014 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (10-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2014 | Rereferred to Finance |
| 02/11/2014 | Reported from Finance with amendment (11-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2014 | Read first time |
| 02/11/2014 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/11/2014 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/11/2014 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB590E |
| 02/11/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/11/2014 | Pending question ordered (30-Y 10-N) |
| 02/11/2014 | Passed Senate (20-Y 20-N) |
| 02/11/2014 | Chair votes yes |
| 02/11/2014 | Printed as engrossed 14103748D-E |
| 02/12/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (SB590E) |
| 02/13/2014 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/13/2014 | Read first time |
| 02/13/2014 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 02/13/2014 | Tabled in Commerce and Labor |
Comments
The least business friendly states have the highest min wages.This scares job creators way. RI,IL,CA are all employment disaster zones.
Today Feb 11 is crossover, so all bills yet to be voted on (and that means voted first out of committee to the floor), die. SB 590 is trapped in the Sen. Finance committee with no action planned for today, I think.
We have reward those who go to work and try to earn a decent living with a decent wage. Decent is above the poverty line, decent is with a few paid sick days, and decent has health insurance. Owners have to take a bit from their riches and give it back to those that made them rich. Stop subsidizing businesses with food stamps, housing grants, and Medicaid. Make business share it's profits with its employees and stop expecting taxpayers to help their employees survive. Fair pay for fair work - that's all raising the minimum wage is about.