Bill > SF671

This bill proposes a significant increase to Minnesota's minimum wage over several years, gradually raising the standard minimum wage from $8.00 to $20.00 per hour by 2029. Specifically, the bill increases the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour in August 2025, rising incrementally each year until reaching $20.00 per hour in August 2029. For employees under 20 years old during their first 90 days of employment, a slightly lower minimum wage is established, starting at $13.00 per hour in August 2025 and increasing to $18.00 per hour by August 2029. The bill maintains a provision that prevents employers from displacing existing workers to hire new employees at the lower youth wage rate. Additionally, the bill preserves the existing mechanism for annual adjustments based on inflation, allowing the commissioner to potentially increase minimum wage rates each January 1st by up to 5% or the calculated inflation rate, whichever is lesser. This approach ensures that minimum wage keeps pace with economic changes while providing predictable, incremental increases for workers.

Labor and Employment

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0671&ssn=0&y=2025