Sisolak signs bill to raise state minimum wage
Activists sought $15 but like boost to $12
CARSON CITY — Higher wages and stronger protections are on the horizon for working Nevadans.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Wednesday signed Assembly Bill 456 into law, fulfilling one of the state Democrats’ biggest promises from the campaign trail. Under the new law, the minimum Wednesday, adds gender-based equal pay protections to state law and creates civil penalties for violations of the law.
The governor also signed Senate
Bill 312, which requires companies with 50 or more employees to offer at least 40 hours of paid sick leave a year.
“These bills are about fairness and dignity for the working men and women of this state,” Sisolak said of the collection of bills.
Other bills signed
Senate Bill 135: Authorizes collective bargaining for 22,000 state workers, but the governor keeps final say over contract amounts.
Senate Bill 425: Expands Medicaid funding to help vulnerable populations such as the elderly and disabled with affordable housing.
Senate Bill 448: Provides $10 million in tax credits per year to spur creation of affordable housing.
Assembly Bill 533: Creates the Cannabis Compliance Board to oversee regulation of the state’s marijuana industry.
Contact Colton Lochhead at clochhead@reviewjournal. com or 775-461-3820. Follow @Coltonlochhead on Twitter. Review-journal Capital Bureau reporter Bill Dentzer and Politics and Government Editor Steve Sebelius contributed to this story.