HB 2312 — An Act amending the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11, No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, further providing for minimum wages.

PRINTER'S NO.   3071

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 2312
                                               Session of
                                                 2026

     INTRODUCED BY KINKEAD, GREEN, WAXMAN, SHUSTERMAN, RIVERA,
        PROBST, RABB, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, PIELLI, MAYES, D. WILLIAMS AND
        CIRESI, MARCH 23, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MARCH 24, 2026


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11, No.5), entitled
 2      "An act establishing a fixed minimum wage and overtime rates
 3      for employes, with certain exceptions; providing for minimum
 4      rates for learners and apprentices; creating a Minimum Wage
 5      Advisory Board and defining its powers and duties; conferring
 6      powers and imposing duties upon the Department of Labor and
 7      Industry; imposing duties on employers; and providing
 8      penalties," further providing for minimum wages.
 9      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10   hereby enacts as follows:
11      Section 1.    Section 4 of the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11,
12   No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, is amended by
13   adding a subsection to read:
14      Section 4.    Minimum Wages.--Except as may otherwise be
15   provided under this act:
16      * * *
17      (a.2)   Beginning December 1, 2026, and each December 1
18   thereafter, the minimum wage required under this section shall
19   be increased by the same percentage calculated for the annual
20   cost-of-living adjustment to the salary of members of the
1   General Assembly under section 4(d)(1) of the act of September
2   30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39), known as the Public Official
3   Compensation Law.
4      * * *
5      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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