Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Workforce Development Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 1316
Minimum wage; establish at $9.00 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI MINIMUM WAGE LAW"; TO ESTABLISH THE STATE MINIMUM WAGE AT NINE DOLLARS PER HOUR; TO PROVIDE THAT EMPLOYERS WITH TIPPED EMPLOYEES ARE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO PAY THE STATE MINIMUM WAGE; TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR EMPLOYEES ENTITLED TO OVERTIME PAY; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 7-7-204, 17-1-51, 23-15-239, 25-3-40, 37-7-307, 57-34-5, 85-3-4, 97-3-54.4 AND 99-19-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Workforce DevelopmentFeb 8 to Feb 23 · 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 8 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Referred to the House committees on Workforce Development and on Judiciary A
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Workforce Development;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives