MIN WAGE-ESSENTIAL WORKERS
Summary
Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Increases the minimum wage to $20 per hour for essential workers for the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2021
Last action Jan 10, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 27, 2021
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
To Wage Policy & Study Subcommittee
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mary Flowers
DDemocratic
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