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S.67 1
Introduced by Senators Clarkson, Gulick, Watson and White 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: Labor; employment practices; minimum wages 5
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to increase the 6
minimum wage to the livable wage as established by the basic needs budget. 7
An act relating to increasing the State minimum wage based on the livable 8
wage 9
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 10
Sec. 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT 11
Consistent with the declaration of policy on minimum wages, set forth in 21 12
V.S.A. § 381, and to address ongoing concerns about affordability, it is the 13
General Assembly’s intent to raise the State minimum wage to the livable 14
wage as reported by the Joint Fiscal Office in January 2025. Future increases 15
to the minimum wage will continue to be determined as established by current 16
law. 17
Sec. 2. 21 V.S.A. § 383 is amended to read: 18
§ 383. DEFINITIONS 19
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(5) “Livable wage” means the average of the urban and rural hourly 2
wage required for a full-time worker who lives in shared housing and has 3
employer-assisted health insurance to pay for the basic needs budget. 4
Sec. 3. 21 V.S.A. § 384 is amended to read: 5
§ 384. EMPLOYMENT; WAGES 6
(a)(1) Beginning on January 1, 2022 2026, an employer shall not employ 7
any employee at a rate of less than $12.55, and on the livable wage of $18.60. 8
On each subsequent January 1, the minimum wage rate shall be increased by 9
five percent or the percentage increase of the Consumer Price Index, CPI-U, 10
U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted, or successor index, as calculated by 11
the U.S. Department of Labor or successor agency for the 12 months preceding 12
the previous September 1, whichever is smaller, but in no event shall the 13
minimum wage be decreased. The minimum wage shall be rounded off to the 14
nearest $0.01. 15
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Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE 17
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 18