| Chapter 223 |
| 2025 -- S 0125 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/24/2025 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES |
Introduced By: Senators Burke, Tikoian, LaMountain, Felag, McKenney, Appollonio, Britto, Dimitri, DiMario, and Bissaillon |
| Date Introduced: January 31, 2025 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 28-12-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-12 entitled "Minimum |
| Wages" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 28-12-3. Minimum wages. |
| (a) Every employer shall pay to each of his or herthe employer’s employees: commencing |
| July 1, 1999, at least the minimum wage of five dollars and sixty-five cents ($5.65) per hour. |
| Commencing September 1, 2000, the minimum wage is six dollars and fifteen cents ($6.15) per |
| hour. |
| (b) Commencing January 1, 2004, the minimum wage is six dollars and seventy-five cents |
| ($6.75) per hour. |
| (c) Commencing March 1, 2006, the minimum wage is seven dollars and ten cents ($7.10) |
| per hour. |
| (d) Commencing January 1, 2007, the minimum wage is seven dollars and forty cents |
| ($7.40) per hour. |
| (e) Commencing January 1, 2013, the minimum wage is seven dollars and seventy-five |
| cents ($7.75) per hour. |
| (f) Commencing January 1, 2014, the minimum wage is eight dollars ($8.00) per hour. |
| (g) Commencing January 1, 2015, the minimum wage is nine dollars ($9.00) per hour. |
| (h) Commencing January 1, 2016, the minimum wage is nine dollars and sixty cents ($9.60) |
| per hour. |
| (i) Commencing January 1, 2018, the minimum wage is ten dollars and ten cents ($10.10) |
| per hour. |
| (j) Commencing January 1, 2019, the minimum wage is ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) |
| per hour. |
| (k) Commencing October 1, 2020, the minimum wage is eleven dollars and fifty cents |
| ($11.50) per hour. |
| (l) Commencing January 1, 2022, the minimum wage is twelve dollars and twenty-five |
| cents ($12.25) per hour. |
| (m) Commencing January 1, 2023, the minimum wage is thirteen dollars ($13.00) per hour. |
| (n) Commencing January 1, 2024, the minimum wage is fourteen dollars ($14.00) per hour. |
| (o) Commencing January 1, 2025, the minimum wage is fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour. |
| (p) Commencing January 1, 2026, the minimum wage is sixteen dollars ($16.00) per hour. |
| (q) Commencing January 1, 2027, the minimum wage is seventeen dollars ($17.00) per |
| hour. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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