2021
Regular Session
Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; establish.
AN ACT TO ENACT A MINIMUM WAGE LAW FOR THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, WITH ANNUAL INCREMENTAL INCREASES OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD; TO DEFINE EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES SUBJECT TO THE MINIMUM WAGE LAW; TO EMPOWER THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, TO ENFORCE AND ADMINISTER THE PROVISIONS OF THE MINIMUM WAGE LAW; TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND A CIVIL CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST EMPLOYERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE MINIMUM WAGE LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 17-1-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY GOVERNING AUTHORITIES, IN THEIR DISCRETION, TO MANDATE A WAGE THAT IS MORE THAN THE STATE MINIMUM WAGE; TO AMEND SECTION 25-3-40, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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2079
Senate Bill 2079
SB 2079
S
Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Majority
July 1, 2021
Labor
T
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Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
F
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Simmons (12th)
../../Senate_authors/Simmons_(12th).xml
A
../../code_sections/017/00010051.xml
A
../../code_sections/025/00030040.xml
1
01/07 (S) Referred To Labor;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
2
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
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N
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