Tipped Minimum Wage Increase Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
The Tipped Minimum Wage Increase Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 delays the next scheduled increase in the District of Columbia's tipped minimum wage from July 1, 2025, to October 1, 2025. This affects tipped workers, such as restaurant servers and bartenders, and their employers by postponing when the new wage rate would take effect. The bill amends the Minimum Wage Act Revision Act of 1992 to change the effective date provision, explicitly stating the increase cannot occur before October 1, 2025. As an emergency measure, it will take effect immediately upon approval and remain in force for up to 90 days.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Council Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jun 2, 2025
Signed Jun 30, 2025
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MINOR
The bill text was reformatted and reorganized to include standard enrollment markings and a formal header, while the substantive legal content regarding the tipped minimum wage pause remained identical. The core policy to delay the wage increase until October 1, 2025, was preserved without modification.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the bill applies to the same tipped workers under the same conditions as before.
TECHNICAL
The document structure was updated to include 'ENROLLED ORIGINAL' headers, signature lines for the Council Chairman and Mayor, and page numbering, reflecting its transition from introduction to final enrollment.
Floor votes · Council Jun 3, 2025
How they voted
9–3
Passed
Total votes 12
Jun 3, 2025
D
Democratic10
70% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
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All Nay
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Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (9-3)
council
Jun 2, 2025
Introduced
B26-0274 Introduced by Councilmember McDuffie at Office of the Secretary
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
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Kenyan McDuffie
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