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IA SF235

IA SF235
A bill for an act increasing the state minimum hourly wage and providing for subsequent increases by the same percentage as the increase in federal social security benefits.


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Introduced
02/08/2023
In Committee
02/08/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/16/2024

Introduced Session

90th General Assembly

Bill Summary

This bill increases the state minimum hourly wage to $15.00 as of July 1, 2023. The bill increases the state minimum hourly wage for employees employed for less than 90 days to $14.10 as of July 1, 2023. The bill also increases the state minimum hourly wage, including the minimum hourly wage established for employees employed for less than 90 days, annually on July 1, beginning July 1, 2024, by the same percentage as the cost-of-living increase, if any, in social security benefits effective as of the previous December, as authorized by the federal social security administration. In no case shall the state hourly wage be decreased.

AI Summary

This bill increases the state minimum hourly wage to $15.00 as of July 1, 2023, and requires the minimum wage to be adjusted annually on July 1, starting in 2024, by the same percentage as the cost-of-living increase in federal Social Security benefits. The bill also establishes a lower minimum hourly wage of $14.10 for employees employed for less than 90 days, and this lower wage is also subject to the annual adjustment. The bill ensures that the state minimum hourly wage can never be decreased.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Subcommittee: Driscoll, Donahue, and Kraayenbrink. S.J. 298. (on 02/08/2023)

Bill Topics

Labor and Employment
  • ‐ Fair Labor Standards

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