Bill Text: HI SB230 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Minimum Wage.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-23 - Referred to LBT/PSM, WAM. [SB230 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2023-SB230-Introduced.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to minimum wage.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The purpose of this Act is to ensure that counties may appropriately respond to local economic conditions by authorizing counties to establish a county minimum wage by ordinance.
SECTION 2. Chapter 46, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§46- County minimum wage. Each county may establish a minimum wage higher than the rate established by section 387‑2(a). A county electing to establish a higher minimum wage rate shall do so by ordinance."
SECTION 3. Section 387-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§387-2 Minimum wages. (a)
Except as provided in section 387-9 and this section[,]
or when a higher minimum wage rate is established by county ordinance, every
employer shall pay to each employee employed by the employer, wages at the rate
of not less than:
(1) $6.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2003;
(2) $6.75 per hour beginning January 1, 2006;
(3) $7.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2007;
(4) $7.75 per hour beginning January 1, 2015;
(5) $8.50 per hour beginning January 1, 2016;
(6) $9.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2017;
(7) $10.10 per hour beginning January 1, 2018;
(8) $12.00 per hour beginning October 1, 2022;
(9) $14.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2024;
(10) $16.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2026; and
(11) $18.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2028.
(b) The hourly wage of a tipped employee may be deemed to be increased on account of tips if the employee is paid no less than:
(1) 25 cents;
(2) 50 cents per hour beginning January 1, 2015;
(3) 75 cents per hour beginning January 1, 2016;
(4) $1.00 per hour beginning October 1, 2022;
(5) $1.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2024; and
(6) $1.50 per hour beginning January 1, 2028,
below the applicable minimum wage by the employee's employer and the combined amount the employee receives from the employee's employer and in tips is at least 50 cents more than the applicable minimum wage; provided that beginning January 1, 2015, the combined amount the employee receives from the employee's employer and in tips is at least $7.00 more than the applicable minimum wage.
(c) If a county ordinance established pursuant to section §46- establishes a higher rate for the minimum wage rate in this section, each employer shall pay to each employee employed by the employer in that county, wages at a rate not less than the rate established by the county ordinance."
SECTION 4. Section 387-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§387-5 Duty of director; employees, salaries. The director of labor and industrial
relations shall enforce this chapter[.] and any county
ordinance establishing a minimum wage rate adopted pursuant to section §46- .
The director may appoint such assistants and such clerical,
stenographic, and other help as may be necessary for the proper enforcement of
this chapter subject to any civil service act relating to state employees. The salaries of all of the foregoing
appointees and employees shall be as fixed by law."
SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.
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By Request |
Report Title:
Maui County Council Package; Minimum Wage; County Powers
Description:
Authorizes each county to establish a higher minimum wage than the state minimum wage.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
