BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2489: Worker wage parity

Addressing parity in worker wages.

Summary

Requires a charter, ordinance, regulation, rule, or resolution enacted by a city, town, county, or port district regulating the minimum hourly wage rate to apply equally to both unionized and nonunionized employers.

From the Bill Digest (HB 2489), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to parity in worker wages;

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

Mar 10, 2016By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jan 14, 2016First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 2489 (2025–26) Public space/local use laws · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2489 (2023–24) New special license plates · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2489 (2019–20) Affordable housing/prop. tax · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2489 (2017–18) Opioid use disorder · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2489 (2013–14) Pharmacies · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2489 (2011–12) Multiple-unit dwellings · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2489 (2009–10) Retirement age for judges · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2489 (2007–08) Raffle ticket prices · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate