SF 235: Increasing the state minimum hourly wage and providing for subsequent increases by the same percentage as the increase in federal social security benefits

What it does

This bill increases the state minimum hourly wage to $15.00 as of July 1, 2023. The bill increases the state minimum hourly wage for employees employed for less than days to $14.10 as of July 1, 2023. The bill also increases the state minimum hourly wage, including the minimum hourly wage established for employees employed for less than days, annually on July 1, beginning July 1, 2024, by the same percentage as the cost-of-living increase, if any, in social security benefits effective as of the previous December, as authorized by the federal social security administration. In no case shall the state hourly wage be decreased.

Senate subcommittee · named February 8, 2023

• Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Molly Donahue (D) · molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 1 against

For: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

Against: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values

In plain words

1. February 8, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Workforce committee
2. February 8, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Donahue and Kraayenbrink