PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 525
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
539
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY FONTANA, COMITTA, SCHWANK, KANE, COSTA, COLLETT
AND STREET, MARCH 28, 2023
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 28, 2023
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, providing for minimum wage.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
That Article III be amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 27.1. Minimum wage.
Beginning January 1, 2025, each employer shall pay to each
employee for all hours worked a minimum wage of no less than $15
an hour, but in no case shall it be less than the minimum wage
under Federal law. Each year thereafter, the minimum wage rate
shall be increased by the percentage change in the Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area for the
most recent 12-month period for which figures have been
officially reported by the United States Department of Labor,
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, immediately prior to the date the
adjustment is due to take effect or its successor index.
Section 2. The following procedure applies to the proposed
constitutional amendment in this joint resolution:
(1) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of
the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania.
(2) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of
the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
submit the amendment to the qualified electors of this
Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal
election which meets the requirements of section 1 of Article
XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
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