HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 9

TO

SENATE BILL NO. 15

AMEND Senate Bill No. 15, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, by inserting the phrase “ with more than 20 employees , as determined by the previous year's federal tax filing, ” after the phrase “every employer” as it appears on line 4.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 15, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 by inserting after line 12 the following:

“ (b) Except as may otherwise be provided under this chapter, every employer with 20 or fewer employees , as determined by the previous year's federal tax filing, shall pay to every employee in any occupation wages of a rate:

(1) Not less than $10.50 per hour effective January 1, 2023;

(2) Not less than $11.75 per hour effective January 1, 2024;

(3) Not less than $13.25 per hour effective January 1, 2025;

(4) Not less than $15.00 per hour effective January 1, 2026;

(5) Not less than $9.25 per hour until January 1, 2023. ”

SYNOPSIS

This amendment delays each rise in the minimum wage by 1 year for small businesses – those with 20 or fewer employees. Those employers will reach a $15 minimum wage by 2026, rather than 2025.