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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Bennett, Edwards, McNamara, Corvese, Kazarian, | |
Date Introduced: January 30, 2026 | |
Referred To: House Labor | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 28-12-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-12 entitled "Minimum |
2 | Wages" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 28-12-3. Minimum wages. |
4 | (a) Every employer shall pay to each of the employer’s employees: commencing July 1, |
5 | 1999, at least the minimum wage of five dollars and sixty-five cents ($5.65) per hour. Commencing |
6 | September 1, 2000, the minimum wage is six dollars and fifteen cents ($6.15) per hour. |
7 | (b) Commencing January 1, 2004, the minimum wage is six dollars and seventy-five cents |
8 | ($6.75) per hour. |
9 | (c) Commencing March 1, 2006, the minimum wage is seven dollars and ten cents ($7.10) |
10 | per hour. |
11 | (d) Commencing January 1, 2007, the minimum wage is seven dollars and forty cents |
12 | ($7.40) per hour. |
13 | (e) Commencing January 1, 2013, the minimum wage is seven dollars and seventy-five |
14 | cents ($7.75) per hour. |
15 | (f) Commencing January 1, 2014, the minimum wage is eight dollars ($8.00) per hour. |
16 | (g) Commencing January 1, 2015, the minimum wage is nine dollars ($9.00) per hour. |
17 | (h) Commencing January 1, 2016, the minimum wage is nine dollars and sixty cents ($9.60) |
18 | per hour. |
19 | (i) Commencing January 1, 2018, the minimum wage is ten dollars and ten cents ($10.10) |
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1 | per hour. |
2 | (j) Commencing January 1, 2019, the minimum wage is ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) |
3 | per hour. |
4 | (k) Commencing October 1, 2020, the minimum wage is eleven dollars and fifty cents |
5 | ($11.50) per hour. |
6 | (l) Commencing January 1, 2022, the minimum wage is twelve dollars and twenty-five |
7 | cents ($12.25) per hour. |
8 | (m) Commencing January 1, 2023, the minimum wage is thirteen dollars ($13.00) per hour. |
9 | (n) Commencing January 1, 2024, the minimum wage is fourteen dollars ($14.00) per hour. |
10 | (o) Commencing January 1, 2025, the minimum wage is fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour. |
11 | (p) Commencing January 1, 2026, the minimum wage is sixteen dollars ($16.00) per hour. |
12 | (q) Commencing January 1, 2027, the minimum wage is seventeen dollars ($17.00) per |
13 | hour. |
14 | (r) Commencing January 1, 2028, the minimum wage shall be increased by an amount |
15 | equal to the total percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI- |
16 | U) published by the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics for the Northeast |
17 | Region for the four (4) previous fiscal years, but in no event to exceed twelve percent (12%). |
18 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES | |
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1 | Effective January 1, 2028, this act would increase the hourly minimum wage in accordance |
2 | with the Consumer Price Index for the Northeast Region for the previous four (4) fiscal years. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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