2025-2026 Regular SessionSouth Carolina Legislature

H3809: Minimum wage

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 41-1-125 So As To Provide A Base State Minimum Wage Of Seventeen Dollars Per Hour Effective January 1, 2027, To Provide For The Notification Of This Minimum Wage To Employers By The Department Of Labor, Licensing And Regulation Before November 1, 2026, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For An Employer To Fail To Pay The State Minimum Wage Or To Retaliate Against An Employee For Certain Actions Regarding Enforcement Of The State Minimum Wage Law, To Provide Remedies For Violations, To Provide A Five-year Statute Of Limitations, And To Provide That Actions Brought Pursuant To This Act May Be Brought As A Class Action Under State Law.

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Bill History

1/28/2025
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/28/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Labor, Commerce and Industry(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/28/20259.2 KB