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HI SB1037

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/21/2011

Primary Sponsor

Clayton Hee

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases Hawaii's minimum hourly wage to $8.50 per hour effective July 1, 2011
  • Maintains previous minimum wage thresholds of $6.25 per hour (January 1, 2003), $6.75 per hour (January 1, 2006), and $7.25 per hour (January 1, 2007)
  • Allows tipped employees to be paid 25 cents below minimum wage if combined employer wages and tips total at least 50 cents above the applicable minimum wage
  • Clarifies that tips and gratuities are excluded from the definition of "wage" except for purposes of calculating tipped employee compensation
  • Bill effective date is July 1, 2050

Legislative Description

Minimum Wage; Consumer Price Index

Last Action

(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

2/18/2011

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means2/18/2011
Judiciary and Labor1/24/2011

Full Bill Text

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