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PA SB19
Bill
Status
4/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
Christine Tartaglione
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AI Summary
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Raises Pennsylvania's minimum wage to $15.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2026, with annual cost-of-living adjustments thereafter based on the Consumer Price Index for the PA-NJ-DE-MD area
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Sets the tipped employee cash wage at 70% of the standard minimum wage, and prohibits employers from taking any portion of employee gratuities or deducting credit card processing fees from tips
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Repeals the state preemption of local minimum wage ordinances, allowing municipalities to set higher local minimum wages after submitting a declaration of intent and waiting 90 days
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Triples penalties for wage violations: fines for paying below minimum wage increase to $225-$900 per offense, and retaliation fines increase to $1,500-$3,000
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Requires the Secretary of Human Services to calculate and publish annual savings from reduced public assistance enrollment due to higher wages, with those savings directed to child-care providers, direct-care workers, and home/community-based services
Legislative Description
Further providing for definitions, for minimum wages and for exemptions; providing for gratuities; further providing for enforcement and rules and regulations, for penalties and for civil actions; repealing provisions relating to preemption; and providing for local option and for taxpayer savings and reinvestment.
Last Action
Referred to Labor & Industry
4/28/2025