Minimum Wage

House Bill 567 would entirely remove Proposition A’s sick leave provisions, which are set to go into effect May 1.

Missourians approved Proposition A, which raised the minimum wage and mandated paid sick leave, with 57% of the vote.

Voters approved Proposition A by 15 percentage points and more than 445,000 votes.

The two bills heard Wednesday are among several filed that would delay, alter or roll back Proposition A’s changes passed by voters in November.

Thousands of Missourians will have more money in their pockets beginning Jan. 1 after voters increased the minimum wage to $13.75 by passing Proposition A last month.

The 2019 law was Pritzker’s first major legislative victory.

Missouri voters passed Proposition A with 57% approval. Unless the state Supreme Court grants a legal challenge, the first minimum wage increase kicks in Jan. 1.

If signed by Gov. Pritzker, the measure would end federal minimum wage exemption in Illinois by 2030.

Missouri voters passed a majority of the proposed ballot measures, amending the state constitution to ensure the right to an abortion, legalizing sports gambling in the state and more.

Proposition A would increase Missouri's minimum wage to $15 an hour by January 2026 and requires private employers to provide paid sick leave. This is the third time Missouri voters have increased the minimum wage since 2006.