An Act to Create a Livable Wage by Increasmg the Mmimum Hourly Wage
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1376
Committee Amendment CA_A_H178 (House)
Amends: 26 MRSA §664

COMMITTEE AMENDJ\IBNT "A" to HP 890, LD 1376, "An Act to Create a 
Livable Wage by Increasmg the Mmimum Hourly Wage" 
Amend the bill by strikmg out the title and substitutmg the followmg 
'An Act to Increase the State Mimmum Wage to $15 Per Hour' 
Amend the bill by strikmg out everythmg after the enactmg clause and msertmg the 
followmg 
'Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §664, sub-§1, as amended by 1B 2015, c 2, §1, 1s further 
amended to read 
1. Mmimum wage. The mmimum hourly wage is ~ 
$13 80 per hour Startmg 
January 1, 2017, the HllBHBl:UR 13:ow.:ly wage 1s $9 00 J.3er how.:, start1ag Jaooary 1, 2018, the 
m1BlffH¾H113:ourly v1age 1s $10 00 per hour, start1ag January 1, 2019, the mm1mu:H1 hourly 
llfage 1s $11 00 J.3er hour, aml startmg January 1, 2020, the mmlflR-llll how.:ly v1age 1s $12 00 
per hour Startmg January 1, 2024, the mm1mum hourly wage 1s $15 00 per hour On 
January 1, 2-Q2-1- 2025 and each January 1st thereafter, the mm1mum hourly wage then m 
effect must be mcreased by the mcrease, 1f any, m the cost of hvmg The mcrease m the 
cost of hvmg must be measured by the percentage mcrease, if any, as of August of the 
previous year over the level as of August of the year precedmg that year m the Consumer 
Pnce Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clencal Workers, CPI-W, for the Northeast 
Regmn, or its successor mdex, as published by the United States Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics or its successor agency, with the amount of the mmimum wage 
mcrease rounded to the nearest multiple of S ¢ 
If the highest federaf mm1mum wage 1s 
mcreased m excess of the minimum wage m effect under this section, the mmimum wage 
under this sect10n is mcreased to the same amount, effective on the same date as the 
mcrease m the federal mimmum wage, and must be mcreased m accordance with this 
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section thereafter ' 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
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number to read consecutively 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT~ "to HP 890, L D 1376 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the maJonty report of the committee This amendment increases 
the mintmum hourly wage to $15 00 per hour beginning January 1, 2024 It specifies that 
on January 1, 2025 and every year thereafter, the mintmum wage increases by the increase, 
1f any, in the cost of hvmg 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 05/10/23 ;t;,,.ae. 
LD 1376 
LR2201(02) 
An Act to Create a Livable Wage ,by Increasing the Minimum Hourly Wage 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''i.' {jJ-1 -/ 18) 
Committee: Labor and Housing 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current b1enmum cost mcrease - local umts of government 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This leg1slat1on mcreases the mmtmum hourly wage from $13 80 per hour to $15 00 per hour effective January 1, 
2024 The prov1S1on m current law that requ1res the mm1mum wage to be increased annually by a cost-of-hving 
adJustinent remains in place Increasing the m1mmum wage to $15. 00 per hour 1s not expected to have a fiscal impact 
on State Government as salary schedules cunently in place md1cate the lowest hourly rate for state employees 1s at 
$15 00 per hour 
The mcreased wages may mc1ease costs to mumc1palit1es dependmg on the existing iates of pay for the lowest paid 
employees in each mumcipahty at the tJ.me a higher wage would be imposed and cannot be detennmed at this time 
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