Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Labor Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 1469
Living wage; require employers to provide to their employees.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE EMPLOYERS DOING BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO PAY THEIR MISSISSIPPI EMPLOYEES A LIVABLE WAGE OF NO LESS THAN FIFTEEN PERCENT ABOVE THE MINIMUM WAGE REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN TAX REFUNDS AS REWARDS TO THOSE EMPLOYERS WHO COMPLY FIRST; TO AMEND SECTION 25-3-40, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 4 to February 19, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days
LaborFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 19
- Feb 4Referred to the House committees on Labor and on Ways and Means
- Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 4Referred To Labor;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives