SLSSCASB230 26RS-5302283 ORIGINAL4259 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Regular Session SENATEAmendments BILLproposed NO.by Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs to Original Senate Bill No.

230 BYby SENATORSenator BARROWBarrow EMPLOYMENT.AMENDMENT NO.

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and to specifyan election for submission of the proposition to electors and provide a ballot proposition.

Section 1.

Be it resolved bythe Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the members electedtoeachhouseconcurring,thatthereshallbesubmittedtotheelectorsofthestate,for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to add Article XII, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows:

§18.

State Livable Wage Section 18.(A) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, every employer shall pay their employees a livable wage rate of ten dollars and twenty-fivecentsperhourbeginningJanuary1,2027.OneachSeptember30th, beginning in 2027, the state livable wage rate shall be increased, effective the following January first, by the rate of inflation for the twelve-month period priortothatSeptemberaccordingtotheConsumerPriceIndexoritssuccessor Page 1 of 3 Coding:

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230 indexforallurbanwageearnersandclericalworkersforallitemsascalculated by the federal government rounded to the nearest five cents.

(B)Employeesundertheageofsixteenandemployeesofbusinesseswith annual gross receipts of three hundred thousand dollars or less for the preceding year shall be paid a wage rateof not less than thatestablished under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act or its successor law.

This gross receipts figureshallbe increasedeachyearbeginning January 1,2028,bythechangein the Consumer Price Index or its successor index in the same manner as the required annual adjustment in the livable wage rate set forth in this Section rounded to the nearest one thousand dollars.

(C) An employer may pay an employee less than, but not less than half, the livable wage rate required by this Section if the employer is able to demonstratethattheemployeereceivestipsthatcombinedwith thewagespaid by the employer are equal to or greater than the livable wage rate for all hours worked.

(D)TheprovisionsofthisSectionmaynot apply toemployeesofasolely family-owned and operated business who are family members of an owner.

(E) The state may issue licenses to employers authorizing payment of a wage rate below that required by this Section to individuals with mental or physical disabilities that may otherwise adversely affect their opportunity for employment.

Section 2.

Be it further resolved that the proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on November 3, 2026.

Section 3.

Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at said election there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted to voteYES orNO,to amendtheConstitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall readas follows:

Do you support an amendment to establish a state livable wage at the rate of Page 2 of 3 Coding:

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230 tendollarsandtwenty-fivecentsperhoureffectiveJanuary1,2027,thatmay be increased bythe rate of inflation? (Adds Article XII, Section 18) The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.

The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 230 Original 2026 Regular Session Barrow Proposed constitutional amendment establishes a livable wage that everyemployer will be required to pay each employee.

Proposed constitutional amendment sets the state livable hourly wage rate at $10.25.

Proposed constitutional amendment provides an effective date of January 1, 2027.

Proposed constitutional amendment provides that the state livable wage rate will be increased by rate of inflation for the 12-month period prior to that September according to the Consumer Price Index or its successor index.

Proposed constitutional amendment provides exceptions for employers whose employees are tipped employees, family members, or mental or physically disabled.

Specifies submission of the amendment to the voters at the statewide election to be held on November 3, 2026.

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