Alabama Minimum Wage Amendment (2016)
| Alabama Minimum Wage Amendment | |
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| Type | Constitutional amendment |
| Topic | Minimum wage |
| Status | Not on the ballot |
| Not on Ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Alabama Minimum Wage Amendment was a proposed constitutional amendment that was not placed by the Alabama Legislature on a 2016 election ballot.
The measure would have provided for a state minimum wage law, as well as an increase in the state minimum wage to $9.80 per hour over three steps by January 1, 2018. The measure would have also required that tipped employees' wages equal at least 30 percent of the minimum wage and that beginning on January 1, 2020, the minimum wage would increase every three years based on the Consumer Price Index.[1]
Text of measure
The full text of the measure can be found here.[1]
Support
The measure was being sponsored by Rep. Darrio Melton (D-67).[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Alabama Constitution
According to Article 18 of the Alabama Constitution, both houses of the Alabama State Legislature are required to pass the bill by a three-fifths or 60 percent vote, in order to send it to the statewide election ballot. In 2016, the Legislature was in session from February 2 through the middle of May. The legislature did not act on the bill.
See also
Footnotes
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