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SB 160 - Increasing Minimum Wage - Key Vote

Kevin Yoder voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this legislation.

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Legislation - Signed (Executive) - April 23, 2009

Title: Increasing Minimum Wage

Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (House) - April 3, 2009
Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (Senate) - April 3, 2009
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) - March 25, 2009 (Key vote)

Title: Increasing Minimum Wage

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that would raise the minimum wage from $2.65 to $7.25 beginning on January 1st 2010.

Highlight: -Requires employers to cover the difference if tipped employees do not make enough in tips combined with a minimum wage of $2.13 an hour to equal $7.25 an hour (Sec.1). -Allows employers to pay new employees who are under 20 years old a wage of $4.25 an hour for their first 90 days of employment (Sec. 1).

Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) - Feb. 19, 2009 (Key vote)

Title: Increasing Minimum Wage

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that would raise the minimum wage from $2.65 to $7.25 beginning on January 1st 2010.

Highlight: -Requires employers to cover the difference if tipped employees do not make enough in tips combined with a minimum wage of $2.13 an hour to equal $7.25 an hour (Sec.1).

Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Feb. 2, 2009

Title: Increasing Minimum Wage

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