Hearing DetailsSpecial Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

A-2

Event Description

Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Rep. Alice H. Peisch Sen. Cindy F. Friedman House Chair Senate Chair HEARING NOTICE Date of Hearing: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Time: 10:00 AM-1:00 PM Location: A-2 and streamed virtual

The Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions will conduct a hearing in Room A-2, on Monday, March 12, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on ballot initiative NO. 23-12, An Act to require the full minimum wage for tipped workers with tips on top. (House, No. 4254).

The Joint Committee will hear invited testimony from experts, proponents, and opponents. The public is invited to participate in this hearing. Advanced registration to present in person oral testimony is required of anyone other than those invited. Those wishing to register to testify may do so by emailing Mollie Cecconi at Mary.Cecconi@mahouse.gov. The deadline to register is Monday, March 11^th at 12 PM. Please include your name, address, whether you support or oppose the question, and whether your testimony is on behalf of yourself or an organization. Participation will be limited as the portion of the hearing dedicated to public testimony is schedule for 60 minutes. Should more people register than time can accommodate they will be directed to submit written testimony.

Chairs will limit testimony of the general public to 3 minutes per speaker. Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chairs per Committee rules.

Written testimony can be submitted to the Committee via email at SpecialJointCommitteeonInitiativePetitions@malegislature.gov. The deadline to submit written testimony is Saturday, March 16th at 5:00 PM.

The livestream of this hearing will be available on the Legislature's website here.

You may contact Committee staff with any questions at Mary.Cecconi@mahouse.gov or Elizabeth.Berman@masenate.gov

	Bill No.		Title
H4254		An Act to require the full minimum wage for tipped workers with tips on top.

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chairs per committee rules.

Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Bill Summary
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BILL NUMBER	House, No. 4254
TITLE	An Act to require the full minimum wage for tipped workers with tips on top
HEARING DATE	Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
SUMMARY SUMMARY OF NO. 23-12 This proposed law would gradually increase the minimum hourly wage an employer must pay a tipped worker, over the course of five years, on the following schedule: - To 64% of the state minimum wage on January 1, 2025; - To 73% of the state minimum wage on January 1, 2026; - To 82% of the state minimum wage on January 1, 2027; - To 91% of the state minimum wage on January 1, 2028; and - To 100% of the state minimum wage on January 1, 2029. The proposed law would require employers to continue to pay tipped workers the difference between the state minimum wage and the total amount a tipped worker receives in hourly wages plus tips through the end of 2028. The proposed law would also permit employers to calculate this difference over the entire weekly or bi-weekly payroll period. The requirement to pay this difference would cease when the required hourly wage for tipped workers would become 100% of the state minimum wage on January 1, 2029. Under the proposed law, if an employer pays its workers an hourly wage that is at least the state minimum wage, the employer would be permitted to administer a “tip pool” that combines all the tips given by customers to tipped workers and distributes them among all the workers, including non-tipped workers.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions - 3-12-2024	3/12/2024 10:00 AM	03:39:35

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H4254/Ballot Initiative NO. 23-12 10:00am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.4254	An Act to require the full minimum wage for tipped workers with tips on top

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Hearing DetailsSpecial Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

H4254/Ballot Initiative NO. 23-12 10:00am - 1:00pm

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