House Bill 1260 Summary

• Establishes Mississippi state minimum wage at $10.10 per hour, effective July 1, 2018, with exemption for tipped employees who must receive minimum of $3.62 per hour.

• Requires overtime compensation at 1.5 times regular rate for employees earning $455 or less per week, and mandates overtime pay for manual laborers, law enforcement, and other specified workers regardless of salary.

• Prohibits counties and municipalities from establishing local minimum wage requirements or mandatory paid/unpaid leave policies to maintain uniform state wage standards.

• Brings forward multiple existing code sections (7-7-204, 17-1-51, 23-15-239, 25-3-40, 37-7-307, 57-34-5, 85-3-4, 97-3-54.4, 99-19-20) for possible future amendment.