| SB 0856 | Changes the Minimum Wage Rate |
| Sponsor: | CLAY | ||
| LR Number: | S3194.01I | Fiscal Note: | 3194-01 |
| Committee: | Labor and Industrial Relations | ||
| Last Action: | 03/26/96 - Hearing Conducted S Labor & Industrial Relations Committee | ||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 1996 | ||
SB 856 - This act would change the hourly minimum wage rate to: $6.25 as of January 1, 1997 $6.50 as of January 1, 1998, and $6.75 as of January 1, 1999.
Beginning January 1, 2000, the minimum wage rate would be increased by $0.15 every January 1 thereafter.
The current minimum wage rate, $4.25 per hour, is based on
the federal minimum wage requirements, which have been in effect
since April, 1991.
MARGARET TOALSON