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VT S0128
Bill
Status
3/19/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tanya Vyhovsky
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AI Summary
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Increases Vermont's minimum wage from $12.55 to $25.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2026, with annual adjustments tied to the lesser of 5% or the Consumer Price Index increase
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Eliminates the tipped minimum wage beginning January 1, 2026, requiring employers in hotels, motels, tourist places, and restaurants to pay service employees the full minimum wage instead of half
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Removes minimum wage exemptions for domestic service workers, public-supported nonprofit employees, newspaper delivery workers, taxi-cab drivers, outside salespersons, and student workers
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Requires inmates in Vermont correctional institutions to be paid at least the state minimum wage for any work performed, unless federal law requires a different wage
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Directs the Commissioner of Corrections to update all Department policies on inmate wages by January 1, 2026; act takes effect July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
An act relating to eliminating certain exemptions from the minimum wage and overtime, including the tipped minimum wage; increasing the minimum wage; and requiring that inmates receive the minimum wage for work performed
Last Action
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
3/19/2025