SF 2260 (LSB 6162SV (1) 85)

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.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 91D.1, subsection 1, paragraphs a and d, Code 2014, are amended to read as follows:
   a.  The state hourly wage shall be at least $6.20 as of April 1, 2007, and $7.25 as of January 1, 2008, $8.00 as of July 1, 2014, $8.70 as of January 1, 2015, $9.40 as of July 1, 2015, and $10.10 as of January 1, 2016.
   d.  An employer is not required to pay an employee the applicable state hourly wage provided in paragraph “a” until the employee has completed ninety calendar days of employment with the employer. An employee who has completed ninety calendar days of employment with the employer prior to April 1, 2007, or January 1, 2008, shall earn the applicable state hourly minimum wage as of that the date of completion. An employer shall pay an employee who has not completed ninety calendar days of employment with the employer an hourly wage of at least $5.30 as of April 1, 2007, and $6.35 as of January 1, 2008, $7.10 as of July 1, 2014, $7.80 as of January 1, 2015, $8.50 as of July 1, 2015, and $9.20 as of January 1, 2016.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill increases the state minimum hourly wage to $8.00 as of July 1, 2014, $8.70 as of January 1, 2015, $9.40 as of July 1, 2015, and $10.10 as of January 1, 2016. The bill increases the state minimum hourly wage for employees employed for less than 90 days to $7.10 as of July 1, 2014, $7.80 as of January 1, 2015, $8.50 as of July 1, 2015, and $9.20 as of January 1, 2016.