SB 144 - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-0844
05/04
SENATE BILL 144
AN ACT relative to the state minimum hourly rate.
SPONSORS: Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Whitley, Dist 15; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Rep. Schultz, Merr. 29; Rep. Wilhelm, Hills. 40; Rep. Simpson, Rock. 33
COMMITTEE: Commerce
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides for increases in the minimum hourly rate.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0844
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to the state minimum hourly rate.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Minimum Hourly Rate. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 279:21 to read as follows:
279:21 Minimum Hourly Rate. Unless otherwise provided by statute, no person, firm, or corporation shall employ any employee at an hourly rate lower than that set forth in the federal minimum wage law, as amended, or the following, whichever is higher:
From September 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, $13 per hour.
From July 1, 2024 and thereafter, $15 per hour.
Tipped employees of a restaurant, cigar bar as defined in RSA 178:20-a, II, hotel, motel, inn or cabin, or ballroom who customarily and regularly receive more than $30 a month in tips directly from the customers will receive a base rate from the employer of not less than 45 percent of the applicable minimum wage. If an employee shows to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the actual amount of wages received at the end of each pay period did not equal [the minimum wage] $15 per hour for all hours worked, the employer shall pay the employee the difference to guarantee the [applicable minimum wage] $15 per hour rate. The limitations imposed hereby shall be subject to the following exceptions:
2 Minimum Hourly Rate; Contingent Version. The introductory paragraph of RSA 279:21 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
279:21 Minimum Hourly Rate. Unless otherwise provided by statute, no person, firm, or corporation shall employ any employee at an hourly rate lower than that set forth in the federal minimum wage law, as amended, or the following, whichever is higher:
From September 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, $13 per hour.
From July 1, 2024 and thereafter, $15 per hour.
Tipped employees of a restaurant, cigar bar as defined in RSA 178:20-a, II, hotel, motel, inn or cabin, or ballroom who customarily and regularly receive more than $30 a month in tips directly from the customers will receive a base rate from the employer of not less than 45 percent of the applicable minimum wage. If an employee shows to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the actual amount of wages received at the end of each pay period did not equal $15 per hour for all hours worked, the employer shall pay the employee the difference to guarantee the $15 per hour rate. The limitations imposed hereby shall be subject to the following exceptions:
3 Contingency. Section 2 of this act shall take effect on the date the federal minimum wage is increased to $15 per hour, or the minimum wage in the state of New Hampshire is increased to $15 per hour, whichever occurs earlier.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect as provided in section 3 of this act.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect on September 1, 2023.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 7, 2023 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 23, 2023 | Senate | Floor Vote |
Feb. 22, 2023: Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 14Y-10N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 02/22/2023; SJ 8
Feb. 14, 2023: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 02/22/2023; SC 11
Jan. 31, 2023: Hearing: 02/07/2023, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am; SC 9
Jan. 19, 2023: Introduced 01/19/2023 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 5