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  1. Home / Alabama / Alabama House & Senate Bills / 2019 Alabama Legislative Regular Session / 2019 Alabama House Bills / HB 482

HB 482

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Sponsor
Napoleon BracyNapoleon Bracy
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Wages, municipality authorized to increase minimum wage set by federal government, existing law repealed, Secs. 25-7-40 to 25-7-45, inclusive, repealed
Description

Under existing law, the Legislature has complete control over regulation and policy pertaining to collective bargaining under federal labor laws or the wages, leave, or other employment benefits provided by an employer to an employee, class of employees, or independent contractor

This bill would authorize a municipality to increase the minimum wage set by the federal government

This bill would also repeal existing law

Relating to wages; to authorize a municipality to increase the minimum wage set by the federal government; and to repeal Article 2A, the Alabama Uniform Minimum Wage and Right to Work Act, commencing with Section 25-7-40 of Chapter 7, Title 25, Code of Alabama 1975.

Subjects
Compensation
Note: Bills that change current law do not show the amended text correctly below. Please view Original PDF to see amended sections: HB 482 - Introduced - PDF

Under existing law, the Legislature has complete control over regulation and policy pertaining to collective bargaining under federal labor laws or the wages, leave, or other employment benefits provided by an employer to an employee, class of employees, or independent contractor

This bill would authorize a municipality to increase the minimum wage set by the federal government

This bill would also repeal existing law

Relating to wages; to authorize a municipality to increase the minimum wage set by the federal government; and to repeal Article 2A, the Alabama Uniform Minimum Wage and Right to Work Act, commencing with Section 25-7-40 of Chapter 7, Title 25, Code of Alabama 1975.

Section 1

Any municipality within this state may enact or administer any ordinance, policy, rule, or other mandate requiring an employer to provide any employee, class of employees, or independent contractor with an hourly wage that exceeds the hourly wage required by federal law.

Section 2

All laws or parts of laws which conflict with this act are repealed. Specifically, Article 2A, the Alabama Uniform Minimum Wage and Right to Work Act, commencing with Section 25-7-40 of Chapter 7, Title 25, Code of Alabama 1975, is repealed.

Section 3

This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

Action Date Chamber Action
April 18, 2019 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
Document Type Document Location
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/HB482-int.pdf

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