HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1983        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1015

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to a study of the economic impact of the increased minimum wage.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

11/1/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

11/1/2017

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

11/1/2017

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/3/2017

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

11/1/2017

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

11/1/2017

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

11/1/2017

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

11/1/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

11/1/2017

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

11/1/2017

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

11/1/2017

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

11/1/2017

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

11/1/2017

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

11/1/2017

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

11/1/2017

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

11/1/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1983        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1015

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1015) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to a study of the economic impact of the increased minimum wage.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1723 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to a study of the economic impact of the increased minimum wage.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter 151 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end  thereof the following new section:—

Section 23.  The department shall perform a study evaluating the effectiveness of the first stage of wage increases on unemployment rates in the commonwealth.  The study shall be conducted by the director of the department of labor and workforce, or their designee, who shall serve as chair, the director of the department of unemployment assistance, or their designee, the director of the department of revenue, or their designee, the director of the division of labor standards, or their designee, and four members of the public representing business owners across the commonwealth, appointed by the Governor from a list of candidates chosen by the National Federation of Independent Business, the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, the Retailers Association of Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. The study shall analyze the effectiveness of the current minimum wage on the cost of living in the commonwealth and the effect of the increased minimum wage on job creation and unemployment rates.

The chair shall file a report with the clerk of the House of Representatives and the clerk of the Senate on or before May 1 2017. The report shall include recommendations regarding any change in the minimum wage for the following year.