Minimum Wage Amendments

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AI Summary: The "Minimum Wage Amendments" bill aims to increase the federal minimum wage from its current level to a higher amount. This bill will impact workers across various industries by raising their minimum pay rates. It also includes provisions for periodic adjustments to account for inflation. The main goal is to improve the standard of living for low-wage workers and reduce income inequality. If passed, this bill would bring significant changes to the labor market and potentially boost consumer spending.

Latest Action: Bill Numbered but not Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel

Comments Contributions Actions (14) Sponsors (1) Cosponsors (0) Text Versions (2) Roll Calls (2) Amendments (0) View All

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Actions (14):

2024-01-09 : Bill Numbered but not Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
2024-01-09 : Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
2024-01-10 : House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House
2024-01-16 : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in Clerk of the House
2024-01-16 : House/ 1st reading (Introduced) in House Rules Committee
2024-01-19 : House/ to standing committee in House Business and Labor Committee
2024-01-23 : House Comm - Substitute Recommendation from # 0 to # 1 in House Business and Labor Committee
2024-01-23 : House Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed in House Business and Labor Committee
2024-01-25 : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor in House Business and Labor Committee
2024-01-25 : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available in House Business and Labor Committee
2024-02-27 : House Comm - Returned to Rules in House Business and Labor Committee
2024-02-27 : House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules/ substituted in House Rules Committee
2024-03-01 : House/ strike enacting clause in Clerk of the House
2024-03-01 : House/ filed in House file for bills not passed

Sponsors (1)

Brett Garner, (Democrat)

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Roll Calls (2):

Roll Call Agency: House
Vote Date: 2024-01-23
Description: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation from # 0 to # 1
Yea Votes: 10
Members Voting: James Dunnigan,Ryan Wilcox,Brian King,Norman Thurston,Cory Maloy,Calvin Musselman,Brady Brammer,Jefferson Burton,Ashlee Matthews,Stephen Whyte
Absent Votes: 6
Members Voting: Mike Schultz,Walt Brooks,Carl Albrecht,Jon Hawkins,Jordan Teuscher,Thomas Peterson

Roll Call Agency: House
Vote Date: 2024-01-23
Description: House Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed
Yea Votes: 3
Members Voting: James Dunnigan,Brian King,Ashlee Matthews
Nay Votes: 6
Members Voting: Ryan Wilcox,Norman Thurston,Cory Maloy,Calvin Musselman,Brady Brammer,Jefferson Burton
Absent Votes: 7
Members Voting: Mike Schultz,Walt Brooks,Carl Albrecht,Jon Hawkins,Jordan Teuscher,Stephen Whyte,Thomas Peterson