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MO HB3419
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/25/2026
Primary Sponsor
Betsy Fogle
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AI Summary
- Removes the December 31, 2024 sunset date on annual minimum wage cost-of-living adjustments, allowing the CPI-W based increases or decreases to continue indefinitely starting January 1, 2027
- Exempts public employers (state, cities, counties, school districts, public universities) from the $13.75/$15.00 minimum wage requirements under subsection 3, keeping them subject only to the base $6.50/hour or federal rate provisions
- Establishes earned paid sick time beginning January 1, 2027, with employees accruing 1 hour per 30 hours worked; employers with 15+ employees must allow up to 56 hours annual use, while those with fewer than 15 employees must allow up to 40 hours
- Creates earned paid bereavement time with identical accrual rates and caps as sick time, covering deaths of family members and reproductive losses (miscarriage, failed fertility treatments, failed adoption); bereavement leave must be used within 90 days of the qualifying event
- Permits sick time use for employee/family illness, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or public health emergency closures; prohibits retaliation against employees, with violations constituting a class C misdemeanor and civil remedies including double damages, attorney's fees, and reinstatement
Legislative Description
Creates new provisions relating to employee compensation, reinstating certain minimum wage adjustments, implementing earned paid sick leave, and bereavement leave
Last Action
Read Second Time (H)
2/26/2026
Full Bill Text
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