Senate File 247 - Introduced SENATE FILE 247 BY T. TAYLOR A BILL FOR An Act increasing the state minimum hourly wage and providing 1 for subsequent increases by the same percentage as the 2 increase in federal social security benefits. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1760XS (2) 88 je/rn
S.F. 247 Section 1. Section 91D.1, subsection 1, paragraphs a and d, 1 Code 2019, are amended to read as follows: 2 a. (1) The state hourly wage shall be at least $6.20 as of 3 April 1, 2007, and $7.25 as of January 1, 2008 $8.75 as of July 4 1, 2019, $9.75 as of January 1, 2020, and $10.75 as of January 5 1, 2021 . 6 (2) The state hourly wage, including the state hourly wage 7 for the first ninety calendar days of employment provided 8 in paragraph “d” , shall be increased annually on January 1, 9 beginning January 1, 2022, by the same percentage as the 10 cost-of-living increase in federal social security benefits 11 authorized during the current state fiscal year by the federal 12 social security administration pursuant to section 215 of the 13 federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §415. 14 d. An employer is not required to pay an employee the 15 applicable state hourly wage provided in paragraph “a” until the 16 employee has completed ninety calendar days of employment with 17 the employer. An employee who has completed ninety calendar 18 days of employment with the employer prior to April 1, 2007, or 19 January 1, 2008, shall earn the applicable state hourly minimum 20 wage as of that the date of completion . An employer shall 21 pay an employee who has not completed ninety calendar days of 22 employment with the employer an hourly wage of at least $5.30 23 as of April 1, 2007, and $6.35 as of January 1, 2008 $7.85 as 24 of July 1, 2019, $8.85 as of January 1, 2020, and $9.85 as of 25 January 1, 2021 . 26 EXPLANATION 27 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 28 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 29 This bill increases the state minimum hourly wage to $8.75 as 30 of July 1, 2019, $9.75 as of January 1, 2020, and $10.75 as of 31 January 1, 2021. The bill increases the state minimum hourly 32 wage for employees employed for less than 90 days to $7.85 as 33 of July 1, 2019, $8.85 as of January 1, 2020, and $9.85 as of 34 January 1, 2021. 35 -1- LSB 1760XS (2) 88 je/rn 1/ 2
S.F. 247 The bill also increases the state minimum hourly wage, 1 including the minimum hourly wage established for employees 2 employed for less than 90 days, annually on January 1, 3 beginning January 1, 2022, by the same percentage as the 4 cost-of-living increase in social security benefits effective 5 as of the previous December, as authorized by the federal 6 social security administration. 7 -2- LSB 1760XS (2) 88 je/rn 2/ 2