New Mexico 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 125 — STATE EMPLOYEE MINIMUM WAGE

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Plain-language change summary

The amendments made to SB 125 expanded the scope of the minimum wage provisions to include not just state employees, but also specific employees at higher education institutions and both licensed and non-licensed employees of school districts and state-chartered charter schools. This change matters because it ensures that more workers in public education receive the same minimum wage of $15.00 per hour, promoting fair compensation across various public sectors. Additionally, the bill now provides for a two percent annual increase in the minimum wage, helping workers keep pace with inflation and cost of living increases over time.

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SENATE BILL 125 55TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO- SECOND SESSION , 2022 INTRODUCED BY George K.
SENATE BILL 125 55TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- SECOND SESSION , 2022 INTRODUCED BY George K.
Munoz and Michael Padilla 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGES;
Munoz and Michael Padilla This document may incorporate amendments proposed by a committee, but not yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.
PROVIDING FOR A MINIMUM HOURLY WAGE RATE OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS ($15.00) FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.
The document is a tool to show amendments in context and cannot be used for the purpose of adding amendments to legislation.
14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
h AN ACT g o RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGES;
SECTION 1.
PROVIDING FOR A MINIMUM HOURLY WAGE t hr g e i k RATE OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS ($15.00) FOR STATE EMPLOYEES SFCº , h r i s CERTAIN HIGHER EDUCATION EMPLOYEES AND LICENSED AND NONLICENSED h , t, EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR STATE-CHARTERED CHARTER e u g e b l e e h SCHOOLS;
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MINIMUM SALARY RATE.-- w l n d 18 A.
MINIMUM SALARY RATE.-- A.
Every [state employee and every] person = = 19 a l regularly employed at a state educational institution named in i a e r 20 Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico a t m m 21 [constitution], except student employees as defined by the d r e 22 [board of educational finance] higher education department, c e s k 23 shall receive a salary at a rate equal to at least four hundred e a n b 24 dollars ($400) per month.
Every [state employee and every] SFCºstate employee, licensed and nonlicensed employee of a school district and state-chartered charter school and every»SFC person regularly employed at a state educational institution named in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico [constitution ], except student employees as defined by the [board of educational finance ] higher education department, shall receive a salary at a rate equal to at least SFCºfour hundred dollars ($400) per month.
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Every state employee shall receive a salary at a .221982.1 rate equal to at least fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour." SECTION 2.
Every state employee shall receive a salary at a»SFC SFCºrate equal to a least»SFC fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour.
EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2022.
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Any salary increases pursuant to the h provisions of Subsection A of this section shall be effective g o t hr the first full pay period beginning on or after July 1, 2022.
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Beginning July 1, 2023 and each subsequent July h r i s 1, the minimum wage rate for state employees shall increase by h , t, e u g two percent annually.»SFC" e b l e e h SECTION 2.
EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the n d d i = = o h provisions of this act is July 1, 2022.
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  2. DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

  3. DO PASS committee report adopted

  4. germane

  5. Sent to Senate Committees' Committee & Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee & Senate Finance Committee

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Who sponsors SB 125?
SB 125 is sponsored by Munoz, George K. and Michael Padilla (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 125?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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