SB185 Alabama 2016 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2016
Title
Wages, establish the Alabama Minimum Wage Act, to set the state minimum wage, provide for a cost of living increase, const. amend.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Currently, Alabama does not have a state
minimum wage law but the federal minimum wage is
$7.15 per hour</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would propose a constitutional
amendment to establish a state minimum wage of $10
per hour by increasing the existing federal rate in
three steps ending January 1, 2018</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that tipped
employees' wages may not fall below 30 percent of
the minimum wage</p><p class="bill_description">
The bill would provide for an increase of
the minimum wage commencing on January 1, 2021, and
every three years thereafter based on the Consumer
Price Index for the July 1st of the year preceding
the year of the increase</p><p class="bill_description">
The bill would require the Director of
Finance to notify the Alabama Department of Labor
in writing between October 1 and October 15 each
year preceding a wage adjustment of the percentage
to be used for the cost-of-living adjustment for
the next three calendar years</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the Alabama
Department of Labor to post any change in the state
minimum wage on its website which shall serve as
notice to each employer of this state</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to wages; proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to establish a state minimum
wage and to provide for an increase based on the increase in
the Consumer Price Index for Alabama as reported by the United
States Department of Labor; to provide for tipped employees;
to provide that the Consumer Price Index for the July 1st
preceding the year of the increase; to require the Director of
Finance to notify the Alabama Department of Labor in writing
between October 1 and October 15 every three fiscal years of
the percentage to be used for the cost-of-living adjustment
for the next three calendar years; and to require the Alabama
Department of Labor to post any change in the state minimum
wage on its website which shall serve as notice to each
employer of this state.
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Subjects
Constitutional Amendments
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 9, 2016 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB185 Alabama 2016 Session - Introduced |