Bill Text: NC H885 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

North Carolina House Bill 885 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Let Local Gov'ts Set Local Minimum Wage

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-15 - Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House [H885 Detail]

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

H 1

HOUSE BILL 885

Short Title: Let Local Gov'ts Set Local Minimum Wage.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representative L. Hall (Primary Sponsor). For a complete list of Sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly Web Site.
Referred to:	Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.

April 15, 2015

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to allow a local government to set the minimum wage within its jurisdiction and to provide for the automatic adjustment of that wage.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1. G.S. 95‑25.3 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

"(a1) A city or county may by ordinance establish a minimum wage within its jurisdiction that is higher than the wage set by subsection (a) of this section. The city or county minimum wage adopted under this subsection shall be increased on January 1, 2016, and on January 1 of successive years by the increase in the cost of living. The increase in the cost of living shall be measured by the percentage increase of the Consumer Price Index (all urban consumers, U.S. city average for all items), CPI‑U, or its successor index, as calculated by the U.S. Department of Labor for the 12 months preceding the previous September 1. The Commissioner of Labor shall calculate the indexed minimum wage rate. The indexed minimum wage rate shall be calculated to the nearest cent (1�)."

SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.