US EditionNebraska Lawmakers Give Failed Minimum Wage Bill Second Chance at Final Reading
- State Senator Jane Raybould's minimum wage bill in Lincoln, Nebraska, failed last week but received a rare second chance at final reading.
- The bill aims to replace voter-approved yearly cost-of-living increases from 2027 with fixed 1.75% raises and create a youth minimum wage of $13.50 with 1.5% hikes.
- Senator Raybould may try to include her proposal within a different bill, but Speaker John Arch has stated he will not put the measure up for a vote during this session, despite past instances allowing reconsideration motions.
- Under current legislation, the hourly wage will rise to $15 starting January 1, and Senator Danielle Conrad stated that the bill maintains the public's wishes.
- The bill’s failure and Speaker Arch’s refusal to reschedule suggest the minimum wage increase will proceed unchanged this session, leaving possible amendments or debates for next year.
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'Flat out of time' — Nebraska bill to limit minimum wage likely on hold until 2026
Nebraska's lawmakers took a rare vote Thursday to give a second chance to a bill that would limit future minimum wage increases. But that chance won't come until January.
Lawmakers will try again Thursday to revive bill slowing Nebraska minimum wage increases
State Sen. Jane Raybould of Lincoln talks with State Sen. Tony Sorrentino of the Elkhorn area on May 14, 2025, after the defeat of a Raybould-led bill to slow down annual voter-approved increases to the state's minimum wage because Sorrentino missed the final vote. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — A week after the procedural failure of a proposal to slow down voter-approved minimum wage increases, Nebraska lawmakers on Thursday will tr…
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