House Bill 1016 Summary

• Establishes Mississippi's state minimum wage at $7.25 per hour, with incremental increases to $8.75 (July 1, 2020), $10.25 (July 1, 2021), and $11.75 (July 1, 2022).

• Sets tipped employee minimum wage at $3.62 per hour with increases of $1.50 per hour on the same dates as general minimum wage increases.

• Requires overtime pay at 1.5 times the regular rate for employees earning $455 or less per week, and exempts manual laborers, blue-collar workers, law enforcement, and certain other employee categories from overtime exemptions regardless of salary.

• Prohibits counties and municipalities from establishing local minimum wage or mandatory vacation/sick leave requirements, reserving these decisions for the state legislature.

• Brings forward multiple existing Mississippi Code sections for possible amendment and takes effect July 1, 2019.