Regular Session 2021-2022 House Bill 1646 P.N. 1835

PRINTER'S NO. 1835

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No.

1646

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, N. NELSON, SANCHEZ, GUENST, LEE, DRISCOLL,

MADDEN, NEILSON AND INNAMORATO, JUNE 16, 2021

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JUNE 16, 2021

AN ACT

Providing for a nonbinding ballot question regarding the minimum

wage.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Short title.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the Minimum Wage

Increase Ballot Question Act.

Section 2. Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this act shall

have the meanings given to them in this section unless the

context clearly indicates otherwise:

"General election." The election that the Constitution of

Pennsylvania requires to be held in even-numbered years.

"Secretary." The Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Section 3. Ballot question.

(a) Authorization.--At the first general election that

occurs at least four months after the effective date of this

act, the secretary shall cause the following Statewide ballot

question to be presented to the qualified electors of this

Commonwealth in the following form:

Should the minimum wage in this Commonwealth be raised

from $7.25 per hour of work to $15 per hour of work?

(b) Advertisement.--Immediately upon the effective date of

this act, the secretary shall cause the ballot question under

subsection (a) to be published in accordance with the

advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the

Constitution of Pennsylvania. The secretary shall transmit the

required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in

which newspapers are published in sufficient time after the

effective date of this act.

nonbinding and shall not be construed to delegate policymaking

authority from the General Assembly.

Section 4. Effective date.

This act shall take effect immediately.

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