- SB 785, proposed by Sen. David Marsden, D-Burke, would have raised the minimum wage to $8 an hour on July 1, then to $9 an hour in 2018, then to $10.10 an hour in 2019, and finally to $11.25 an hour in 2020. The bill died on an 11-3 vote.
- SB 978, proposed by Sen. Rosalyn Dance, D-Petersburg, would have raised the minimum wage to $10 an hour on July 1, then to $13 an hour in 2018, and ultimately to $15 an hour in 2019. The committee voted 11-2, with one abstention, against the proposal.
How They Voted
01/16/17 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 3-N)
01/16/17 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 2-N 1-A)