MA H1735

Bill

MA H1735

To increase the minimum wage for private sector human service workers

Introduced
01/20/2015

In Committee
01/20/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to increasing the minimum wage for private sector human service workers. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend Chapter 257 of the Acts of 2008 by adding a new provision to Section 4 that requires the cost of bringing the lowest funded position at any agency up to $15.00 per hour starting January 1, 2016, and then annually increasing this wage based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) - All Urban Consumers, as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, with corresponding increases for other non-management positions. The CPI is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services, and its inclusion here means that the minimum wage for these workers will be adjusted each year to keep pace with inflation. This change is intended to address the wages of private sector human service workers, a sector that often relies on government funding and may have historically seen lower wage growth compared to other industries.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (33)

John Mahoney (D)*, Ruth Balser (D), Christine Barber (D), Michael Brady (D), Paul Brodeur (D), Gailanne Cariddi (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Dan Donahue (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Denise Garlick (D), Colleen Garry (D), Anne Gobi (D), Carlos González (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Mary Keefe (D), Peter Kocot (D), Jason Lewis (D), Christopher Markey (D), Paul McMurtry (D), James Miceli (D), Frank Moran (D), Jim O'Day (D), Denise Provost (D), Dave Rogers (D), Dennis Rosa (D), Danny Ryan (D), Tom Sannicandro (D), Tom Stanley (D), Ellen Story (D), Timothy Toomey (D), Steve Ultrino (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4605 (on 09/12/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H1735

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H1735
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H1735
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H1735.pdf

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