2012 Senate Bill 1177

Prohibit employment for less than specified wage

Introduced in the Senate

June 12, 2012

Introduced by Sen. Bert Johnson (D-2)

To make it unlawful to employ a worker for less than $7.90 an hour beginning in 2013, increasing in steps to $10 in 2015, notwithstanding any voluntary agreement between the employer and employee. The current state minimum wage level required for hourly employees not covered by a federal wage mandate is $7.40 an hour.

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations