Key Votes
HB 5291 - Increases Minimum Wage - Key Vote
Connecticut Key Votes
David Aldarondo voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (88-62) - April 26, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Increases Minimum Wage
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that increases the minimum hourly wage, effective January 1, 2013.
Highlights:
- Increases the minimum hourly wage as follows (Sec. 1):
- From $8.25 to $8.50 per hour, beginning January 1, 2013; and
- From $8.50 to $8.75 per hour, beginning January 1, 2014.
- Increases gratuities for individuals in the hotel and restaurant industry, other than bartenders, from 31 percent of the minimum hourly wage to the following (Sec. 2):
- 31.76 percent, beginning January 1, 2013;
- 33.71 percent, beginning January 1, 2014; and
- 31 percent, beginning January 1, 2015.
- Increases gratuities for individuals that are bartenders from 11 percent of the minimum hourly wage to the following (Sec. 2):
- 13.65 percent, beginning January 1, 2013;
- 16.11 percent, beginning January 1, 2014; and
- 11 percent, beginning January 1, 2015.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 23, 2012
Title: Increases Minimum Wage
Committee Sponsors
- Labor and Public Employees (Sponsor)
Co-sponsors
- David Aldarondo (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Charles 'Don' Clemons Jr. (CT - D)
- Eric D. Coleman (CT - D)
- Patricia A. Dillon (CT - D)
- John W. Fonfara (CT - D)
- Robert 'Bob' Godfrey (CT - D)
- Minnie Gonzalez (CT - D)
- John F. 'Jack' Hennessy (CT - D)
- Ernest Hewett (CT - D)
- Gary A. Holder-Winfield (CT - D)
- Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Roland J. Lemar (CT - D)
- Matthew D. 'Matt' Ritter (CT - D)
- Hector Luis Robles (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kelvin Roldan (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Sanchez (CT - D)
- Ezequiel Santiago (CT - D)
