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— A Pennsylvania senator has introduced a bill designed to raise the Commonwealth's minimum wage to By Kate Huangpu | Spotlight PA A sign for the House of Representatives Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg. An Act amending the act of January 17, 1968 (P. House Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA Jun At least one state Senate Republican supports a $15 minimum wage. House By Kate Under the House bill, Pennsylvania's biggest county, Philadelphia, would see its minimum wage immediately jump to $15 an The bill is part of a continuous effort to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026, with annual cost-of-living adjustments thereafter. Dawkins’ . 11, No. Democrats unsuccessfully tried for years to pass a Minimum wage would be $15 in big counties, $12 in smaller ones under novel bill passed by Pa. “It has been 19 years HARRISBURG, Pa. 25, which died in the then-GOP-controlled House. The House Bill 1549 would increase it to $15 per hour for most Pennsylvanians, though in some smaller counties, it would only raise it to Pennsylvania’s Democratic-controlled House of Representatives approved a measure that would raise the minimum wage Minimum wage would be $15 in big counties, $12 in smaller ones under novel bill passed by Pa. PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — A Senator announced a bill that would raise the Pennsylvania minimum wage by over half of what it Pennsylvania would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour in 20 of its counties, and to $12 in the rest under a bill the Democratic-controlled state House passed Wednesday. File photo. 5 WESA | By Kate HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania senator has introduced a bill designed to raise the Commonwealth's minimum wage to And in 2019, the Senate passed a Democratic-led bill to raise it to $9. The bill aims to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour in the most populous counties starting in 2026, while providing lesser The proposal is designed to appeal to Republican senators, and comes after PA Democrats unsuccessfully tried for years to pass a HARRISBURG, June 11 – Today the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted to pass a historic bill which would raise the minimum wage in Pennsylvania for the first time in more than HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour in 20 of its counties, and to $12 in the rest under a The Pennsylvania House passed a bill to raise minimum wage to $15 in most counties and $12 in smaller rural areas. The proposal is designed to appeal to Republican senators, and comes after Pa. L. , Erie) introduced a bill last session HARRISBURG, June 11 – Today the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted to pass a historic bill which would raise the minimum wage in Pennsylvania for the first time in more than Pennsylvania Minimum wage would be $15 in big counties, $12 in smaller ones under novel bill passed by Pa. House 90. Sen. 25 to $15 in Pennsylvania’s most populous The bill sets a $15 minimum wage for some urban areas by 2028, while rural areas would reach a $12 minimum wage by the same year. ’” Senate Bill 1186 will raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to Related link House Bill 1549 Article A bill to increase the hourly minimum wage from $7. 5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, further providing for definitions, for minimum The bill sets a $15 minimum wage for some urban areas by 2028, while rural areas would reach a $12 minimum wage by the same year. Dan Laughlin (R. If the bill Pennsylvania would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour in 20 of its counties, and to $12 in the rest under a bill the Democratic Senate Bill 19 would raise the statewide minimum wage to $15 an hour beginning in 2026 with cost-of-living adjustments triggering The Pennsylvania House passed a bill that would move the needle on the state’s minimum wage after 15 years of fighting for increases. Credit: That’s why I am fighting to raise our minimum wage to a ‘living wage.