Senate File 2260 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2260 BY COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND BUSINESS RELATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3194) 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 6162SV (1) 85 je/rj
S.F. 2260 Section 1. Section 91D.1, subsection 1, paragraphs a and d, 1 Code 2014, are amended to read as follows: 2 a. The state hourly wage shall be at least $6.20 as of April 3 1, 2007, and $7.25 as of January 1, 2008 , $8.00 as of July 1, 4 2014, $8.70 as of January 1, 2015, $9.40 as of July 1, 2015, and 5 $10.10 as of January 1, 2016 . 6 d. An employer is not required to pay an employee the 7 applicable state hourly wage provided in paragraph “a” until the 8 employee has completed ninety calendar days of employment with 9 the employer. An employee who has completed ninety calendar 10 days of employment with the employer prior to April 1, 2007, or 11 January 1, 2008, shall earn the applicable state hourly minimum 12 wage as of that the date of completion . An employer shall 13 pay an employee who has not completed ninety calendar days of 14 employment with the employer an hourly wage of at least $5.30 15 as of April 1, 2007, and $6.35 as of January 1, 2008 , $7.10 as 16 of July 1, 2014, $7.80 as of January 1, 2015, $8.50 as of July 17 1, 2015, and $9.20 as of January 1, 2016 . 18 EXPLANATION 19 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 20 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 21 This bill increases the state minimum hourly wage to $8.00 as 22 of July 1, 2014, $8.70 as of January 1, 2015, $9.40 as of July 23 1, 2015, and $10.10 as of January 1, 2016. The bill increases 24 the state minimum hourly wage for employees employed for less 25 than 90 days to $7.10 as of July 1, 2014, $7.80 as of January 1, 26 2015, $8.50 as of July 1, 2015, and $9.20 as of January 1, 2016. 27 -1- LSB 6162SV (1) 85 je/rj 1/ 1