Signed by Governor John Carney, Jr.

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that increases the state minimum wage.

Highlights:

Requires every employer to pay to every employee in any occupation wages of a rate (Sec. 1.a):

• Not less than $8.00 per hour effective July 1, 2013;
• Not less than $8.75 per hour effective July 1, 2014;
• Not less than $1.00 higher than the federal minimum wage, in the event the federal minimum wage is higher than the rate set forth in i or ii; and
• Effective July 1, 2014, the hourly rate will thereafter increase by a percentage equal to the percentage of Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) as determined periodically under the federal Social Security Act, with the increase in the hourly rate being effective 90 days after the effective date of the corresponding increase in federal Social Security benefits.

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that increases the state minimum wage.

Highlights:

Requires every employer to pay to every employee in any occupation wages of a rate (Sec. 1.a):

• Not less than $8.00 per hour effective July 1, 2013;
• Not less than $8.75 per hour effective July 1, 2014;
• Not less than $1.00 higher than the federal minimum wage, in the event the federal minimum wage is higher than the rate set forth in i or ii; and
• Effective July 1, 2014, the hourly rate will thereafter increase by a percentage equal to the percentage of Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) as determined periodically under the federal Social Security Act, with the increase in the hourly rate being effective 90 days after the effective date of the corresponding increase in federal Social Security benefits.

Full Bill Text