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H7769 2026 -- H 7769 ======== LC004705 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES Introduced By: Representatives Furtado, Kazarian, Stewart, Messier, Kislak, Cruz, Alzate, McGaw, Felix, and Ajello Date Introduced: February 12, 2026 Referred To: House Labor It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Section 28-12-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-12 entitled Minimum 2 Wages is hereby amended to read as follows: 3 28-12-3. Minimum wages. 4 (a) Every employer shall pay to each of the employer’s employees: commencing July 1, 5 1999, at least the minimum wage of five dollars and sixty-five cents ($5.65) per hour. Commencing 6 September 1, 2000, the minimum wage is six dollars and fifteen cents ($6.15) per hour. 7 (b) Commencing January 1, 2004, the minimum wage is six dollars and seventy-five cents 8 ($6.75) per hour. 9 (c) Commencing March 1, 2006, the minimum wage is seven dollars and ten cents ($7.10) 10 per hour. 11 (d) Commencing January 1, 2007, the minimum wage is seven dollars and forty cents 12 ($7.40) per hour. 13 (e) Commencing January 1, 2013, the minimum wage is seven dollars and seventy-five 14 cents ($7.75) per hour. 15 (f) Commencing January 1, 2014, the minimum wage is eight dollars ($8.00) per hour. 16 (g) Commencing January 1, 2015, the minimum wage is nine dollars ($9.00) per hour. 17 (h) Commencing January 1, 2016, the minimum wage is nine dollars and sixty cents ($9.60) 18 per hour. 19 (i) Commencing January 1, 2018, the minimum wage is ten dollars and ten cents ($10.10) 1 per hour. 2 (j) Commencing January 1, 2019, the minimum wage is ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) 3 per hour. 4 (k) Commencing October 1, 2020, the minimum wage is eleven dollars and fifty cents 5 ($11.50) per hour. 6 (l) Commencing January 1, 2022, the minimum wage is twelve dollars and twenty-five 7 cents ($12.25) per hour. 8 (m) Commencing January 1, 2023, the minimum wage is thirteen dollars ($13.00) per hour. 9 (n) Commencing January 1, 2024, the minimum wage is fourteen dollars ($14.00) per hour. 10 (o) Commencing January 1, 2025, the minimum wage is fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour. 11 (p) Commencing January 1, 2026, the minimum wage is sixteen dollars ($16.00) per hour. 12 (q) Commencing January 1, 2027, the minimum wage is seventeen dollars ($17.00) twenty 13 dollars ($20.00) per hour. 14 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC004705 ======== LC004705 - Page 2 of 3 EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES *** 1 This act would set the minimum wage for 2027 at twenty dollars ($20) per hour. 2 This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC004705 ======== LC004705 - Page 3 of 3
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