House Bill 96 Summary

• Establishes Mississippi state minimum wage at $10.00 per hour, effective July 1, 2023
• Exempts tipped employees from the $10.00 minimum wage requirement, instead requiring employers to pay them at least $3.62 per hour
• Requires overtime compensation at 1.5 times the regular rate for employees earning $455.00 or less per week, and mandates overtime pay for manual laborers, law enforcement, and certain other worker categories regardless of salary
• Prohibits counties and municipalities from establishing mandatory living wage rates or minimum paid leave requirements; reserves such policy decisions for the state legislature
• Brings forward nine existing Mississippi Code sections for possible amendment related to wages, elections, education, and criminal sentencing