House File 2196 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2196 BY MURPHY , HUNTER , KELLEY , MASCHER , ABDUL-SAMAD , T. TAYLOR , WESSEL-KROESCHELL , THEDE , BERRY , H. MILLER , WINCKLER , LENSING , COHOON , and KEARNS A BILL FOR An Act increasing the state minimum hourly wage. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 2 TLSB 5821YH (4) 84 je/rj
H.F. 2196 Section 1. Section 91D.1, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, and 1 d, Code 2011, are amended to read as follows: 2 a. The state hourly wage shall be at least $6.20 as of 3 April 1, 2007, and $7.25 as of January 1, 2008 , and $8.80 as of 4 January 1, 2013 . 5 b. Every employer, as defined in the federal Fair Labor 6 Standards Act of 1938, as amended to January 1, 2007 2012 , 7 shall pay to each of the employer’s employees, as defined in 8 the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended to 9 January 1, 2007 2012 , the state hourly wage stated in paragraph 10 “a” , or the current federal minimum wage, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 11 § 206, as amended, whichever is greater. 12 d. An employer is not required to pay an employee the 13 applicable state hourly wage provided in paragraph “a” until 14 the employee has completed ninety calendar days of employment 15 with the employer. An employee who has completed ninety 16 calendar days of employment with the employer prior to April 17 1, 2007, or January 1, 2008 2013 , shall earn the applicable 18 state hourly minimum wage as of that date. An employer shall 19 pay an employee who has not completed ninety calendar days of 20 employment with the employer an hourly wage of at least $5.30 21 as of April 1, 2007, and $6.35 $8.00 as of January 1, 2008 2013 . 22 Sec. 2. Section 91D.1, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2011, 23 is amended to read as follows: 24 a. The exemptions from the minimum wage requirements stated 25 in 29 U.S.C. § 213, as amended to January 1, 2007 2012 , shall 26 apply, except as otherwise provided in this subsection . 27 EXPLANATION 28 This bill increases the state minimum wage from $7.25 to 29 $8.80 as of January 1, 2013. 30 Code section 91D.1(1)(d) provides that an employer is not 31 required to pay an employee the applicable state hourly wage 32 until the employee has completed 90 calendar days of employment 33 with the employer. The bill provides that an employee who has 34 completed 90 calendar days of employment with the employer 35 -1- LSB 5821YH (4) 84 je/rj 1/ 2
H.F. 2196 prior to January 1, 2013, shall earn the applicable state 1 hourly minimum wage as of that date. The bill provides that 2 an employer shall pay an employee who has not completed 90 3 calendar days of employment with the employer an hourly wage of 4 at least $8.00 as of January 1, 2013. 5 -2- LSB 5821YH (4) 84 je/rj 2/ 2