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| 1 | 1 | 87R7272 RDS-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 3226 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to establishing a minimum wage for essential workers. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 62, Labor Code, is amended | |
| 10 | 10 | by adding Section 62.059 to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 62.059. MINIMUM WAGE FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS. (a) In | |
| 12 | 12 | this section, "essential worker" means an individual who is | |
| 13 | 13 | designated as an essential critical infrastructure worker by the | |
| 14 | 14 | United States Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and | |
| 15 | 15 | Infrastructure Security Agency. | |
| 16 | 16 | (b) Notwithstanding Section 62.051 or 62.151 or any other | |
| 17 | 17 | law, an employer shall pay to each essential worker employed by the | |
| 18 | 18 | employer not less than the greater of: | |
| 19 | 19 | (1) $15 an hour; or | |
| 20 | 20 | (2) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair | |
| 21 | 21 | Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206). | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |