Introduced
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To make it unlawful to pay less than $3.40 an hour beginning on July 1, 2005, less than $4.15 beginning Jan. 1, 2006, and less than $4.60 beginning Jan. 1, 2007, to the wait staff in a restaurant or other employees who receive gratuities (tips) in the course of their employment, notwithstanding any voluntary agreement between the employer and employee. The current minimum wage level required for such employees is $2.65 an hour.
Referred to the Committee on Employment Relations, Training, and Safety
Motion
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To discharge the Committee on Employment Relations, Training, and Safety from further consideration of the bill. The vote sends the bill to the full House for consideration, where it can be taken up at any time (or not at all) at the discretion of the House leadership.
The motion passed 109 to 0 (details)
