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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 2496: Minimum wage adjustment

Modifying the inflationary adjustment to the minimum hourly wage.

Summary

  • Requires the Department of Labor & Industries to use the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) to adjust the minimum wage rate.

From the House Bill Analysis 2012 (HB 2496), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2012
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Cary Condotta (R-12)
Introduced
January 16, 2012 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012

AN ACT Relating to the inflationary adjustment to the minimum hourly wage;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Cary Condotta (R-12)

7 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 7 Republicans)

Judy Warnick R-13Matt Shea R-4David Taylor R-15Susan Fagan R-9Shelly Short R-7Charles Ross R-14Gary Alexander R-20

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. First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development.

HB 2496 in other sessions

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