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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 844

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Relating to: allowing the enactment of local minimum wage ordinances. (FE)

Ordinance Wage — Minimum

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law prohibits a city, village, town, or county from enacting and

administering an ordinance establishing a minimum wage. This bill eliminates that

prohibition.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Hansen (D) , Larson (D) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D) , Smith (D) , Wirch (D)

17 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Billings (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Cabrera (D) , Considine (D) , Hintz (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Zamarripa (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 20, 2020 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Hansen, Risser, Wirch, Smith, Ringhand, Larson and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Zamarripa, C. Taylor, Stubbs, Spreitzer, Sinicki, Shankland, Sargent, Pope, Ohnstad, Neubauer, Hintz, Considine, Cabrera, Brostoff, Billings and Anderson

  2. Feb 20, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection

  3. Mar 9, 2020 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1