Bill Information:

A JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE 2015 GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CONSIDER A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT INCREASING THE STATE'S MINIMUM WAGE IN PHASES UNTIL 2020, WHEN THE WAGE SHALL BE ADJUSTED AUTOMATICALLY EACH YEAR BY INCREASES IN THE COST-OF-LIVING, CHANGING THE WAY TIPS ARE CREDITED TO PHASE-IN INCREASES IN THE WAGES OF TIPPED EMPLOYEES, AND GRANTING A FIVE PERCENT COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR STATE RETIREES.