AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Gradually increase the minimum wage from eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) per hour to fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour, over 4 years.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed May 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2021
How they voted
29–5
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
Feb 10, 2021
D
Democratic31
93% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
3
May 20, 2021
Signed into law
05/20/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
May 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
05/18/2021 House passed as amended in concurrence
lower
May 12, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/12/2021 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence
legislature
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
02/11/2021 Referred to House Labor
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
02/10/2021 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Legislature · Passed
02/03/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
01/11/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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