Bill > HJR45

This Joint Resolution proposes an amendment to the Texas Constitution to establish a new minimum wage for employees in the state, requiring employers to pay at least $10.10 per hour or the federal minimum wage, whichever is higher, with exceptions for certain agricultural workers and employers with specific exemptions under the Labor Code as they existed on January 1, 2020. The resolution also clarifies that the legislature can limit but not expand these existing exemptions. This proposed amendment, if approved by voters on November 5, 2019, would take effect on January 1, 2020, and this specific temporary provision would expire on January 1, 2021.