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APPENDIX 5. 42 <br /> 42 <br /> Table 1: Examples of Proposed Living Wage Legislation <br /> City or State Route to Description of Measure Status <br /> Enactment <br /> Albuquerque Ballot Initiative Raise-in,mtun wage to Gathered required signatures;waiting to <br /> S6.50/hour qualify for December special election <br /> Boston Legislative Require city contractors and Possible introduction of city council <br /> subsidized businesses to pay ordinance by the and of the year. <br /> S7.49/hour and hire from the <br /> community <br /> Chicago Legislative Require city contractors and Ordinance introduced to city council in M <br /> subsidized businesses to pay 1996 <br /> 57.60/hour and hire from the <br /> community <br /> Denver Ballot Initiative Raise minimum wage to Supporters gathered required signatures to <br /> 56.50/hour in 1997;56.851hour in qualify for the November 1996 ballot. <br /> 1998;57.151hour in 1999;indexed <br /> to cost of living thereafter <br /> Houston Ballot Initiative Raise minimum wage to Will begin gathering signatures to Fall for <br /> $6.50/hour city wide January 1997 ballot <br /> Ins Angeles Legislative Require city contractors and Possible council vote Fall 1996 <br /> subsidized businesses to pay <br /> ST.50/hour plus family health <br /> benefits or S9.50/hour without <br /> benefits <br /> Minneapolis/ Legislative Joint Twin Cities Task Force is Possible introduction of proposed ordinana <br /> St Paul draRiag living wage policies for by the and of the year, public hearing <br /> city contactors and subsidized expected in the fall. <br /> businesses <br /> New Orleans Ballot Initiative Set City-Wide minimum wage at Supporters have gathered 14,000 <br /> SI,001hour above the federal level signatures; 1997 timeline to be determined <br /> California Ballot Initiative Raise the setae minimum wage to Supporters gathered required signatures to <br /> 55.00/hour in 1997 and_.. ___ qualify for the November 1996 ballot <br /> 55.75Axw in 1998 <br /> Minnesota Legislative Regime state and city contractors Passed MN.House and Senate;vetoed by <br /> and subsidized businesses to pay Governor <br /> 57.28/hour and hire from the <br /> Ctommunity <br /> Montana Ballot Initiative Raise the state minimum wage to Supporters gathered required signatures to <br /> 54.75Axw in 1997;$5.25/hour in qualify for the November 1996 ballot. <br /> 1998;S5.75Axw in 1999; <br /> 5625/hota in 2000. <br /> Missouri Ballot Initiative Raise the start minimum wage to Supporters gathered required signatures to <br /> S6.25/hour in 1997;56.50/hour in qualify for the November 1996 ballot <br /> 1998;S6.75/hour in 1999;and <br /> increase S.15 each year thereafter <br /> Oregon Ballot Initiative Raise the state minimum wage Supporters gathered required signatures to <br /> from 54.75 to S6.50/hour over qualify for the November 1996 ballot <br /> three years. <br /> 3 <br />