Texas Minimum Wage Increase Amendment, SJR 22 (2017)
| Texas Minimum Wage Increase Amendment | |
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| Election date November 7, 2017 | |
| Topic Minimum wage | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Texas Minimum Wage Increase Amendment, also known as SJR 22, was not on the ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 7, 2017.
The measure would have increased the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour on January 1, 2018.[1]
Sen. Jose Menendez (D-26) introduced the amendment as Senate Joint Resolution 22 in the Texas Legislature.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The following ballot title was proposed to appear on the ballot:[1]
| “ | The constitutional amendment establishing a minimum wage of the greater of $10.10 an hour or the federal minimum wage.[3] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 16, Texas Constitution
The measure would have added a Section 29 to Article 16 of the Texas Constitution:[1]
- (1) $10.10 an hour; or
- (2) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206).
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to:
- (1) wages paid to an individual to whom Section 62.057, Labor Code, applies, as that section existed on January 1, 2018; or
- (2) an employer to which an exemption under Subchapter D, Chapter 62, Labor Code, applies, as that subchapter existed on January 1, 2018.
c) The legislature by general law may repeal or otherwise limit but may not expand the applicability of Section 62.057, Labor Code, or an exemption under Subchapter D, Chapter 62, Labor Code, that is in effect on January 1, 2018.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment was filed by Sen. Jose Menendez (D-26) as Senate Joint Resolution 22 on November 16, 2016.[2] A two-thirds vote in both chambers of the Texas State Legislature was required to refer this amendment to the ballot. Texas is one of 16 states that require a two-thirds supermajority vote in both chambers.
The amendment did not receive a vote in the state legislature during the 2017 legislative session.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Legislature, "Senate Joint Resolution 22," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Legislature, "SJR 22 Overview," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid
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