LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 24, 2009 TO: Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Business & Industry FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB183 by Alonzo (Relating to the minimum wage.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require employers to pay each employee not less than the greater of $6.15 an hour or the federal minimum wage. The federal minimum wage was increased to $6.55 per hour effective July 24, 2008. The federal minimum wage is scheduled to increase to $7.25 per hour on July 24, 2009. Since the federal minimum wage as of September 1, 2009 will be greater than required minimum of $6.15, the bill does not have a fiscal impact Local Government Impact Local workforce development boards are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and are exempt from compliance with the provisions of the bill; therefore, no fiscal implication to local workforce development boards is anticipated. Source Agencies:303 Facilities Commission, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 601 Department of Transportation LBB Staff: JOB, JRO, MB, TP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 24, 2009
TO: Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Business & Industry FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB183 by Alonzo (Relating to the minimum wage.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Business & Industry
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB183 by Alonzo (Relating to the minimum wage.), As Introduced
Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Business & Industry
Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Business & Industry
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB183 by Alonzo (Relating to the minimum wage.), As Introduced
HB183 by Alonzo (Relating to the minimum wage.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require employers to pay each employee not less than the greater of $6.15 an hour or the federal minimum wage. The federal minimum wage was increased to $6.55 per hour effective July 24, 2008. The federal minimum wage is scheduled to increase to $7.25 per hour on July 24, 2009. Since the federal minimum wage as of September 1, 2009 will be greater than required minimum of $6.15, the bill does not have a fiscal impact
The bill would require employers to pay each employee not less than the greater of $6.15 an hour or the federal minimum wage.
The federal minimum wage was increased to $6.55 per hour effective July 24, 2008. The federal minimum wage is scheduled to increase to $7.25 per hour on July 24, 2009. Since the federal minimum wage as of September 1, 2009 will be greater than required minimum of $6.15, the bill does not have a fiscal impact
Local Government Impact
Local workforce development boards are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and are exempt from compliance with the provisions of the bill; therefore, no fiscal implication to local workforce development boards is anticipated.
Local workforce development boards are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and are exempt from compliance with the provisions of the bill; therefore, no fiscal implication to local workforce development boards is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 303 Facilities Commission, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 601 Department of Transportation
303 Facilities Commission, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 601 Department of Transportation
LBB Staff: JOB, JRO, MB, TP
JOB, JRO, MB, TP