Legislation Document

SPONSOR:	Sen. Brown & Sen. Townsend & Rep. Brady
Sens. Lockman, Walsh; Reps. Baumbach, Dorsey Walker, Kowalko, Osienski

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

150th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 105

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 902, Title 19 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

(a) Except as may otherwise be provided under this chapter, every employer shall pay to every employee in any occupation wages of a rate:

(1) Not less than $7.75 $11.00 per hour effective June 1, 2014 January 1, 2020 ;

(2) Not less than $8.25 $12.00 per hour effective June 1, 2015 January 1, 2021 ;

(3) Not less than $8.75 $13.00 per hour effective January 1, 2019 January 1, 2022 ;

(4) Not less than $9.25 $14.00 per hour effective October 1, 2019 January 1, 2023 ;

(5) Not less than $15.00 per hour effective January 1, 2024.

(6) On January 1 of 2025 and January 1 of each subsequent year, the minimum wage shall be increased by any increase in the consumer price index for all urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W) as calculated by the federal government for the 12 months prior to the September 30 preceding that January 1.

Upon the establishment of a federal minimum wage in excess of the state minimum wage, the minimum wage in this State shall be equal in amount to the federal minimum wage, except as may otherwise be provided under this chapter.