Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on April 27, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 5291
AN ACT CONCERNING THE MINIMUM WAGE.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To raise the minimum wage and base future raises on the consumer price index, remove the tip credit, and increase penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
15 co-sponsors
Roland J. Lemar, John "Jack" F. Hennessy, Kelvin Roldan, Ernest Hewett, Charles D. Clemons Jr., Matthew Ritter, Bob Godfrey, Robert Sanchez, David Aldarondo, Hector L. Robles, Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey, Ezequiel Santiago, Minnie Gonzalez, Gary A. Holder-Winfield, Patricia A. Dillon
In the Senate
2 co-sponsors
Its course
February 23 to April 27, 2012, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action22 actions on 11 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 23 to Apr 2663 days
Labor and Public Employees CommitteeFeb 23 to Mar 1521 days
Appropriations CommitteeApr 10 to Apr 133 days
In the SenateApr 26 to Apr 27 · stopped1 day
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 26
House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected
Rejected Apr 26
House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected
Rejected Apr 26
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 23 – Apr 26
- Feb 23Introduced and sent to Labor and Public Employees Committee
- Feb 24Heard in Labor and Public Employees Committee
- Mar 15Labor and Public Employees Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Apr 10Sent to Appropriations Committee
- Apr 13Appropriations Committee recommended it
- Apr 26The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment B
- The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment C
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
In the Senate Apr 27
- Apr 27Arrived in the Senate
All 22 actions, as published
- Feb 23REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 24PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 15Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 16FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 21REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 27RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 27FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Mar 27HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Mar 27FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 10REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 13Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 16FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 16NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 16TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 26HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 26HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 26HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 26HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 27FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 27SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 27FILE NO.Both houses