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Pennsylvania House adopts close vote to amend county-tiered minimum wage bill
Summary
The Pennsylvania House agreed to an amendment that changes how a proposed county-phased minimum wage would apply, adopting the amendment 102–101 and sending the bill back to be reprinted as amended.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday adopted a narrowly divided amendment to legislation that would raise the state minimum wage and phase increases by county. Representative James Dawkins, majority chair of the Labor Committee, offered amendment A01006, which the House adopted by a 102–101 vote.
The amendment, described by Dawkins on the floor as adjusting timing and tier placement for some counties and delaying a living cost adjustment in counties of the first class, was intended to refine the phased rollout the underlying bill proposes. Representative Dawkins urged members to support the amendment, saying it “makes change to the…
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