House Bill 1080 Summary

• Establishes Mississippi state minimum wage at $9.00 per hour, effective July 1, 2019, with tipped employees exempt and subject to $3.62 per hour minimum wage instead.

• Requires overtime pay at 1.5 times the regular rate for employees earning $455.00 or less per week, and mandates overtime eligibility for manual laborers, law enforcement, and employees whose primary duties do not involve management or advanced professional work.

• Prohibits counties and municipalities from establishing mandatory minimum wage rates or minimum paid leave requirements, reserving such decisions for the state legislature to ensure uniform economic conditions.

• Brings forward nine existing Mississippi 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, and 99-19-20) for possible amendment.