HB1017 Summary

• Establishes Mississippi state minimum wage at $9.00 per hour, effective July 1, 2019, with tipped employees exempt and paid 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 eligibility for manual laborers, law enforcement, and certain professional categories regardless of salary.

• Prohibits counties and municipalities from establishing local minimum wage, living wage, or mandatory leave policies to ensure uniform wage standards statewide.

• Updates existing sections on state auditor internships, election poll manager compensation, school employee leave policies, wage garnishment limits, and human trafficking victim damages to reference or align with wage provisions.

• Brings forward nine existing Mississippi Code sections for potential amendment in conjunction with minimum wage implementation.