Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0138 Compare Versions

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9	9	S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
10	10	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
11	11	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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14	14	A N A C T
15	15	RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES
16	16	Introduced By: Senators Raptakis, F. Lombardi, Quezada, Euer, Ciccone, E Morgan,
17	17	Sosnowski, DiPalma, Burke, and Ujifusa
18	18	Date Introduced: February 01, 2023
19	19	Referred To: Senate Labor
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22	22	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
23	23	SECTION 1. Section 28-12-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-12 entitled "Minimum 1
24	24	Wages" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
25	25	28-12-3. Minimum wages. 3
26	26	(a) Every employer shall pay to each of his or her employees: commencing July 1, 1999, 4
27	27	at least the minimum wage of five dollars and sixty-five cents ($5.65) per hour. Commencing 5
28	28	September 1, 2000, the minimum wage is six dollars and fifteen cents ($6.15) per hour. 6
29	29	(b) Commencing January 1, 2004, the minimum wage is six dollars and seventy-five cents 7
30	30	($6.75) per hour. 8
31	31	(c) Commencing March 1, 2006, the minimum wage is seven dollars and ten cents ($7.10) 9
32	32	per hour. 10
33	33	(d) Commencing January 1, 2007, the minimum wage is seven dollars and forty cents 11
34	34	($7.40) per hour. 12
35	35	(e) Commencing January 1, 2013, the minimum wage is seven dollars and seventy-five 13
36	36	cents ($7.75) per hour. 14
37	37	(f) Commencing January 1, 2014, the minimum wage is eight dollars ($8.00) per hour. 15
38	38	(g) Commencing January 1, 2015, the minimum wage is nine dollars ($9.00) per hour. 16
39	39	(h) Commencing January 1, 2016, the minimum wage is nine dollars and sixty cents ($9.60) 17
40	40	per hour. 18
41	41	(i) Commencing January 1, 2018, the minimum wage is ten dollars and ten cents ($10.10) 19
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45	45	per hour. 1
46	46	(j) Commencing January 1, 2019, the minimum wage is ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) 2
47	47	per hour. 3
48	48	(k) Commencing October 1, 2020, the minimum wage is eleven dollars and fifty cents 4
49	49	($11.50) per hour. 5
50	50	(l) Commencing January 1, 2022, the minimum wage is twelve dollars and twenty-five 6
51	51	cents ($12.25) per hour. 7
52	52	(m) Commencing January 1, 2023, the minimum wage is thirteen dollars ($13.00) per hour. 8
53	53	(n) Commencing January 1, 2024, the minimum wage is fourteen dollars ($14.00) per hour. 9
54	54	(o) Commencing January 1, 2025, the minimum wage is fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour. 10
55	55	(p) Commencing January 1, 2028, the minimum wage shall be increased by an amount 11
56	56	equal to the total percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-12
57	57	U) published by the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics for the Northeast 13
58	58	9 Region for the calendar year 2026, but in no event shall the minimum wage decrease to reflect 14
59	59	any decrease in the CPI-U. 15
60	60	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 16
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67	67	EXPLANATION
68	68	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
69	69	OF
70	70	A N A C T
71	71	RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELA TIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES
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73	73	This act would increase the minimum hourly wage commencing January 1, 2028, by an 1
74	74	amount equal to the total percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers 2
75	75	(CPI-U) for the Northeast Region for the calendar year 2026. 3
76	76	This act would take effect upon passage. 4
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