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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 1774: Minimum hourly wage

Creating an urban and rural minimum wage rate.

Summary

  • Provides that, on September 30th of each year, the department of labor and industries shall calculate to the nearest cent urban and rural adjusted minimum wage rates using the consumer price indices specified in this act for the twelve months prior to each September 1st as calculated by the United States department of labor.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 10, 2003
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Don Cox (R-9)
Introduced
February 10, 2003 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2004

AN ACT Relating to the minimum hourly wage;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Don Cox (R-9)

5 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Mark Schoesler R-9Jerome Delvin R-8Mike Armstrong R-12Tom Mielke R-18Lois McMahan R-26

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

HB 1774 in other sessions

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