Bill
Number: H.C.R. 2031
Mesnard Floor Amendment
Reference
to: House
Engrossed Resolution
Amendment
drafted by: Leg Council
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1. Eliminates the
preemption of further regulation of employee benefits by other political
subdivisions and includes counties in the preemption.
2. Exempts a city, town or
county from the preemption for the purposes of a minimum wage if allowed by
state law and if:
a) the local minimum wage
is at or above the statewide minimum wage; and
b)
the
city, town or county does not diminish the ability of employers of customarily
and regularly tipped employees from applying a wage less than the minimum wage
only if allowed by state law.
3. Requires any minimum
wage adopted by a city, town or county to be enforced solely by the state
agency designated by the Legislature for wage enforcement and prohibits the
wage from being enforced by a city, town or county.
4. Specifies that the
regulation of employee benefits does not affect the authority of a city, town
or county to set the wages or benefits for the city's, town's or county's
employees or otherwise limit the authority of a city, town or county to enter
into contracts for personal services.
Fifty-fifth Legislature Mesnard
Second
Regular Session H.C.R. 2031
MESNARD FLOOR AMENDMENT
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.C.R. 2031
(Reference to House engrossed
bill)
Page 1, line 6, after "preemption"
insert "; enforcement; limitation"
Line 7,
after "11." insert "A."
Line 12,
strike "other political subdivision of"
Strike line 13,
insert "county, except that a city,
town or county may adopt a local minimum wage only if allowed by state law and
if the following criteria are met:
1. That wage is at or above the statewide minimum wage.
2. The city, town or county does not
diminish the ability of employers of customarily and regularly tipped employees
from applying a wage less than the minimum wage only if allowed by state law.
B. Any minimum wage adopted by a city,
town or county shall be enforced solely by the state agency designated by the
legislature for wage enforcement and may not be further enforced by a city,
town or county.
C. This section does not affect the
authority of a city, town or county to set wages or benefits for the city's,
town's or county's employees or otherwise limit the authority of a city, town
or county to enter into contracts for personal services."
Amend title to conform