LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Michigan Senate has approved a bill to save the state’s tipped wage credit along with increasing the minimum wage.
The bill passed last night by a 20-to-12 vote with bipartisan support.
The tipped wage would stay at 38% of the minimum wage, where it currently is, the rest of this year and rise to 50% of the minimum wage over six years.
The minimum wage would rise to $15 an hour in 2027. Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks of Grand Rapids and Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt of Lawton both praised the plan.
The House approved its own plan earlier this year, and lawmakers have a deadline of next Friday to get something negotiated, passed, and sent to Governor Whitmer.
House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland says they need to stick to finding a bipartisan solution that meets that deadline, and says they will work around the clock if needed.
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