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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an increased |
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minimum wage. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 29 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29. (a) An employer in this state shall pay to an |
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employee for services performed by the employee not less than the |
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greater of: |
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(1) $15 an hour; or |
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(2) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair |
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Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206). |
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(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to: |
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(1) wages paid to an individual to whom Section |
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62.057, Labor Code, applies, as that section existed on January 1, |
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2020; or |
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(2) an employer to which an exemption under Subchapter |
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D, Chapter 62, Labor Code, applies, as that subchapter existed on |
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January 1, 2020. |
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(c) The legislature by general law may repeal or otherwise |
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limit but may not expand the applicability of Section 62.057, Labor |
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Code, or an exemption under Subchapter D, Chapter 62, Labor Code, |
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that is in effect on January 1, 2020. |
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(d) This subsection applies to wages paid by an employer for |
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the 2020 and 2021 calendar years. Subsection (a) of this section |
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does not apply in a year to which this subsection applies. Except |
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as provided by Section 62.057, Labor Code: |
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(1) for the 2020 calendar year, an employer shall pay |
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to each employee not less than the greater of: |
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(A) $10 an hour; or |
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(B) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, |
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Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206); and |
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(2) for the 2021 calendar year, an employer shall pay |
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to each employee not less than the greater of: |
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(A) $12.50 an hour; or |
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(B) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, |
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Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206). |
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(e) This section takes effect January 1, 2020. |
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(f) Subsections (d) and (e) of this section and this |
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subsection expire January 1, 2022. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2019. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment establishing a minimum |
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wage of the greater of $15 an hour or the federal minimum wage." |