BILL NUMBER: AB 1835	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  230
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 12, 2006
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 12, 2006
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 23, 2006
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 21, 2006
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 5, 2006

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Lieber, Leno, and Koretz
   (Principal coauthor: Senator Cedillo)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Bermudez, Calderon, Dymally, Evans,
Frommer, Goldberg, Jones, Klehs, Laird, Levine, Liu, Nation, Pavley,
Ruskin, and Torrico)
   (Coauthors: Senators Alquist, Bowen, Maldonado, Romero, Soto, and
Torlakson)

                        JANUARY 10, 2006

   An act to add Sections 1182.12 and 1182.13 to the Labor Code,
relating to employment.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1835, Lieber  Minimum wage.
   Existing law requires establishment of a minimum wage for all
industries of not less than $5.75 per hour on and after March 1,
1998. Under existing law, the Industrial Welfare Commission is
authorized to determine minimum wages in accordance with a prescribed
procedure that includes the selection of wage boards to consider and
make recommendations regarding wage issues. The current minimum wage
for all industries is $6.75 per hour.
   This bill would increase the minimum wage to $7.50 per hour,
effective on and after January 1, 2007, and to $8.00 per hour,
effective on and after January 1, 2008.
   This bill would require the Department of Industrial Relations to
adjust upwards the permissible meals and lodging credits by the same
percentage as the increases in the minimum wage and to amend and
republish the Industrial Welfare Commission's wage orders to be
consistent with this bill.
   This bill would require every employer that is subject to an
amended republished order required under the bill to post in a
specified manner a copy of the order.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 1182.12 is added to the Labor Code, to read:
   1182.12.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, on and
after January 1, 2007, the minimum wage for all industries shall be
not less than seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per hour, and on
and after January 1, 2008, the minimum wage for all industries shall
be not less than eight dollars ($8.00) per hour.
  SEC. 2.  Section 1182.13 is added to the Labor Code, to read:
   1182.13.  (a) The Department of Industrial Relations shall adjust
upwards the permissible meals and lodging credits by the same
percentage as the increase in the minimum wage made pursuant to
Section 1182.12.
   (b) The Department of Industrial Relations shall amend and
republish the Industrial Welfare Commission's wage orders to be
consistent with this section and Section 1182.12. The department
shall make no other changes to the wage orders of the Industrial
Welfare Commission that are in existence on the effective date of
this section. The department shall meet the requirements set forth in
Section 1183.
   (c) Every employer that is subject to an amended republished order
under this section shall post a copy of the order and keep it posted
in a conspicuous location frequented by employees during the hours
of the workday as required by Section 1183.
   (d) Wage orders that are amended and republished as required under
this section shall be final and conclusive for all purposes and
dispositive of all pending petitions before the Industrial Welfare
Commission as of the effective date of the act adding this section.
Any amendment and republication pursuant to this section shall be
exempt from the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure
Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of
Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and from the
procedures set forth in Sections 1177, 1178.5, 1181, 1182, and
1182.1.