HCR 2021
minimum wage; increase; definitions
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Bill overview
This resolution proposes a measure to increase Arizona’s minimum wage. It would raise the minimum wage to $10 in 2017, $10.50 in 2018, $11 in 2019, and $12 per hour starting in 2020, with further increases tied to the cost of living as measured by the Consumer Price Index. The measure also includes a provision allowing employers to pay a lower wage if employees receive tips, provided that the combined wage and tips meet or exceed the minimum wage.
Key provisions
- The minimum wage will increase incrementally from $10 in 2017 to $12 per hour starting in 2020.
- Minimum wage increases will be linked to the annual change in the Consumer Price Index.
- Employers can pay a lower wage to tipped employees if tips bring their total earnings up to at least the minimum wage.
- A process is outlined for determining compliance with the tip credit provision.
- The act will be referred to as the ‘One Fair Wage Act’.
Who is affected
- Employees earning below the minimum wage
- Employers in Arizona
- Low-wage workers
Notable changes
- The bill establishes a schedule for minimum wage increases.
- It introduces a mechanism for adjusting the minimum wage based on inflation.
- It includes a provision addressing the payment of wages to tipped employees.
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| REFERENCE TITLE: minimum wage; increase; definitions |
| State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session 2026 |
| HCR 2021 |
| Introduced by Representatives Sandoval: Abeytia, Aguilar, Austin, Blattman, Connolly, Crews, Liguori, Luna-N�jera, M�rquez, Mathis, Peshlakai, Stahl Hamilton, Tsosie, Villegas;� Senators Alston, Epstein, Gabald�n, Kuby, Ortiz |
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
exacting and ordering the submission to the people of a measure relating to minimum wage.
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Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring:
1. Under the power of the referendum, as vested in the Legislature, the following measure, relating to the minimum wage, is enacted to become valid as a law if approved by the voters and on proclamation of the Governor:
AN ACT
Amending section 23-363, arizona revised statutes; relating to the minimum wage.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 23-363, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE23-363. Minimum wage
A. Employers shall pay employees no less than at least the minimum wage, which shall be not less than:
1. $10 on and after January 1, 2017.
2. $10.50 on and after January 1, 2018.
3. $11 on and after January 1, 2019.
4. $12 $18 per hour on and after January 1, 2020 2027.
B. The minimum wage shall be increased on January 1, 2021 2028 and on January 1 of successive years, by the increase in the cost of living as described in subsection c of this section.
C. The increase in the cost of living shall be measured by the percentage increase as of August of the immediately preceding year over the level as of August of the previous year of the consumer price index (all urban consumers, U.S. united states city average for all items) or its successor index as published by the U.S. united states department of labor or its successor agency, with the amount of the minimum wage increase rounded to the nearest multiple of five cents $0.05.� if the change in the cost of living as measured in this subsection is negative, the minimum wage will remain unchanged for that year.
C. For any employee who customarily and regularly receives tips or gratuities from patrons or others, the employer may pay a wage up to $3.00 per hour less than the minimum wage if the employer can establish by its records of charged tips or by the employee's declaration for federal insurance contributions act (FICA) purposes that for each week, when adding tips received to wages paid, the employee received not less than the minimum wage for all hours worked.� Compliance with this provision will be determined by averaging tips received by the employee over the course of the employer's payroll period or any other period selected by the employer that complies with regulations adopted by the commission.
D. On or after January 1, 2030, an employer shall pay an employee the minimum wage regardless of whether the employee customarily and regularly receives tips or gratuities from patrons or others. END_STATUTE
Sec. 2. Conflicts with federal law
This statute shall not be interpretated or applied so as to create any power or duty in conflict with federal law.
Sec. 3. Severability
If a provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions of applications of the act that can be given effect without the invalid provision of application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.
Sec. 4. Short title
This act may be cited as the "One Fair Wage Act".
2. The secretary of state shall submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election as provided by article XXI, Constitution of Arizona.