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H0184aa....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
MINIMUM WAGE - Amends existing law to revise minimum wage provisions.
02/13 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/14 Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/15 Rpt out - to Gen Ord
02/20 Rpt out amen - to engros
02/21 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
02/22 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
02/23 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 47-19-4
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block,
Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Clark, Crane, Edmunson,
Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood, Henderson, Kren, Labrador, Lake,
Luker, Marriott, Mathews, Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Patrick,
Raybould, Ring, Roberts, Ruchti, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8),
Shirley, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27),
Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Bock, Boe, Chavez, Chew, Durst, Henbest, Jaquet, Killen,
King, LeFavour, McGeachin, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Ringo, Rusche,
Sayler, Shively, Smith(30), Trail
Absent and excused -- Bayer, Collins, Loertscher, Smith(24)
Floor Sponsors - Roberts & Andrus
Title apvd - to Senate
02/26 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/23 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/26 Rls susp - PASSED - 25-10-0
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Broadsword, Cameron, Coiner,
Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hammond,
Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Keough, Little, Lodge, McGee, McKague,
McKenzie, Pearce, Schroeder, Stegner
NAYS -- Bilyeu, Burkett(Cronin), Corder,, Kelly, Langhorst, Malepeai,
Richardson, Siddoway, Stennett, Werk(Douglas)
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Jorgenson
Title apvd - to House
03/26 To enrol
03/27 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/28 Pres signed - To Governor
Law without signature
Session Law Chapter 357
Effective: 04/11/07
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 184
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE; AMENDING SECTION 44-1502, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE MIN-
3 IMUM WAGE PROVISIONS.
4 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
5 SECTION 1. That Section 44-1502, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
6 amended to read as follows:
7 44-1502. MINIMUM WAGES. (1) Except as hereinafter otherwise provided, no
8 employer shall pay to any of his employees any wages computed at a rate of
9 less than four dollars and seventy-five cents ($4.75) commencing April 1,
10 1997, and five dollars and fifteen cents ($5.15) commencing September 1, 1997,
11 per hour for employment. On and after July 1, 2007, the amount of the minimum
12 wage shall conform to, and track with, the federal minimum wage.
13 (2) In determining the wage of a tipped employee, the amount paid such
14 employee by an employer shall be deemed to be increased on account of tips
15 actually received by the employee but not by an amount in excess of thir-
16 ty-three percent (33%) of the applicable minimum wage, beginning April 1,
17 1997, and until August 31, 1997, and thirty-five percent (35%) on and after
18 September 1, 1997, as set forth in subsection (1) of this section three dol-
19 lars and thirty-five cents ($3.35) an hour on and after July 1, 2007. In the
20 event a dispute arises between the employee and the employer with respect to
21 the amount of tips actually received by the employee, it shall be the
22 employer's burden to demonstrate the amount of tips actually received by the
23 employee. Any portion of tips paid to an employee, which is shared with other
24 employees under a tip pooling or similar arrangement, shall not be deemed, for
25 the purpose of this section, to be tips actually received by the employee.
26 (3) In lieu of the rate prescribed by subsection (1) of this section, an
27 employer may pay an employee who has not attained twenty (20) years of age a
28 wage which is not less than four dollars and twenty-five cents ($4.25) an hour
29 during the first ninety (90) consecutive calendar days after such employee is
30 initially employed. No employer may take any action to displace employees
31 (including partial displacements such as reduction in hours, wages or employ-
32 ment benefits) for purposes of hiring individuals at the wage authorized in
33 this subsection.
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
Moved by Roberts
Seconded by Andrus
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. NO. 184
1 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1
2 On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 11, delete "On and after July 1,
3 2007, the" and insert: "The"; delete lines 13 through 19 and insert:
4 "(2) In determining the wage of a tipped employee, the amount of direct
5 wages paid such employee by an employer to the employee shall be deemed to be
6 increased on account of tips actually received by the employee; but not by an
7 amount in excess of thirty-three percent (33%) of the applicable minimum wage,
8 beginning April 1, 1997, and until August 31, 1997, and thirty-five percent
9 (35%) on and after September 1, 1997, as set forth in subsection (1) of this
10 section provided however, the direct wages paid to the employee by the
11 employer shall not be in an amount less than three dollars and thirty-five
12 cents ($3.35) an hour. If the tips actually received by the employee combined
13 with the direct wages paid by the employer do not at least equal the minimum
14 wage, the employer must make up the difference. In the".
15 AMENDMENT TO BILL
16 On page 1, following line 33, insert:
17 "SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
18 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
19 passage and approval.".
20 CORRECTION TO TITLE
21 On page 1, in line 3, following "PROVISIONS" insert: "; AND DECLARING AN
22 EMERGENCY".
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 184, As Amended
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE; AMENDING SECTION 44-1502, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE MIN-
3 IMUM WAGE PROVISIONS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
4 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
5 SECTION 1. That Section 44-1502, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
6 amended to read as follows:
7 44-1502. MINIMUM WAGES. (1) Except as hereinafter otherwise provided, no
8 employer shall pay to any of his employees any wages computed at a rate of
9 less than four dollars and seventy-five cents ($4.75) commencing April 1,
10 1997, and five dollars and fifteen cents ($5.15) commencing September 1, 1997,
11 per hour for employment. The amount of the minimum wage shall conform to, and
12 track with, the federal minimum wage.
13 (2) In determining the wage of a tipped employee, the amount of direct
14 wages paid such employee by an employer to the employee shall be deemed to be
15 increased on account of tips actually received by the employee; but not by an
16 amount in excess of thirty-three percent (33%) of the applicable minimum wage,
17 beginning April 1, 1997, and until August 31, 1997, and thirty-five percent
18 (35%) on and after September 1, 1997, as set forth in subsection (1) of this
19 section provided however, the direct wages paid to the employee by the
20 employer shall not be in an amount less than three dollars and thirty-five
21 cents ($3.35) an hour. If the tips actually received by the employee combined
22 with the direct wages paid by the employer do not at least equal the minimum
23 wage, the employer must make up the difference. In the event a dispute arises
24 between the employee and the employer with respect to the amount of tips actu-
25 ally received by the employee, it shall be the employer's burden to demon-
26 strate the amount of tips actually received by the employee. Any portion of
27 tips paid to an employee, which is shared with other employees under a tip
28 pooling or similar arrangement, shall not be deemed, for the purpose of this
29 section, to be tips actually received by the employee.
30 (3) In lieu of the rate prescribed by subsection (1) of this section, an
31 employer may pay an employee who has not attained twenty (20) years of age a
32 wage which is not less than four dollars and twenty-five cents ($4.25) an hour
33 during the first ninety (90) consecutive calendar days after such employee is
34 initially employed. No employer may take any action to displace employees
35 (including partial displacements such as reduction in hours, wages or employ-
36 ment benefits) for purposes of hiring individuals at the wage authorized in
37 this subsection.
38 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
39 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
40 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17003
This legislation links Idaho's minimum wage, Section 44-1502
Idaho Code, to the current federal minimum wage commencing July
1, 2007.
FISCAL NOTE
There will be no fiscal impact to the general fund.
Contact
Name: Speaker Lawerence Denney
Rep. Mike Moyle
Rep. Scott Bedke
Rep. Ken Roberts
Rep. Eric Anderson
Rep. Ken Andrus
Phone: 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 184