Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0312 to HB 1302

NOT GERMANE Senators Wicks of the 34th, Jones II of the 22nd, Parent of the 44th, and Jackson of the 41st offered the following amendment #1: Amend HB 1302 (LC 49 2730-ECS) by inserting before "to provide for a short title;" on line 16 the following: to increase the minimum wage for covered employees from $5.15 to $15.00; By inserting after line 1168 the following: Said title is further amended in Chapter 4, relating to minimum wage law, by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 34-4-3, relating to amount of minimum wage to be paid by employers and employers and employees covered by chapter, as follows: "(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, every employer, whether a person, firm, or corporation, shall pay to all covered employees a minimum wage which shall be not less than $5.15 $15.00 per hour for each hour worked in the employment of such employer." SECTION 40. By redesignating Section 40 as Section 41.