Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF283: A BILL FOR An Act increasing the state minimum hourly wage and providing for subsequent increases by the same percentage as the increase in federal social security benefits
Status: In committee, February 10, 2025
An Act increasing the state minimum hourly wage and providing for subsequent increases by the same percentage as the increase in federal social security benefits.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act increasing the state minimum hourly wage and providing for subsequent increases by the same percentage as the increase in federal social security benefits.
From the introduced text, February 10, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act increasing the state minimum hourly wage and providing for subsequent increases by the same percentage as the increase in federal social security benefits. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1256YH (4) je/js H.F. Section 1. Section 91D.1, subsection 1, paragraphs a and d, Code 2025, are amended to read as follows: a. (1) The state hourly wage shall be at least $6.20 as of April 1, 2007, and $7.25 as of January 1, 2008 $10.00 as of July 1, 2025, $12.50 as of July 1, 2026, and $15.00 as of July 1, 2027. (2) The state hourly wage, including the state hourly wage for the first ninety calendar days of employment provided in paragraph "d", shall be increased annually on July 1, beginning July 1, 2028, by the same percentage as the cost-of-living increase, if any, in federal social security benefits authorized during the previous state fiscal year by the federal social security administration pursuant to section 215 of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §415. In no case shall the state hourly wage be decreased. d. An employer is not required to pay an employee the applicable state hourly wage provided in paragraph "a" until the employee has completed ninety calendar days of employment with the …
Sponsors
- Ken Croken (D, 97) · primary sponsor
- Aime Wichtendahl (D, 80)
- Mary Madison (D, 31)
- Elinor Levin (D, 89)
- Monica Kurth (D, 98)
- Heather Matson (D, 42)
- Rob Johnson (D, 34)
- Elizabeth Wilson (D, 73)
- Tracy Ehlert (D, 79)
- Ruth Ann Gaines (D, 33)
- Sean Bagniewski (D, 35)
- Rick Olson (D, 39)
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 274 .
Subjects: minimum wage, social security, salaries and wages
Common questions
- What is HF283?
- HF283 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act increasing the state minimum hourly wage and providing for subsequent increases by the same percentage as the increase in federal social security benefits.
- What does HF283 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act increasing the state minimum hourly wage and providing for subsequent increases by the same percentage as the increase in federal social security benefits.
- What is the status of HF283?
- In committee as of February 10, 2025. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 274 . (February 10, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF283?
- Ken Croken (D, 97), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF283?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0283&ga=91
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