Minimum Wage

The legislation repeals the entire earned sick leave portion of Proposition A as well as a portion of the minimum wage increase.

With just days remaining in the 2025 legislative session, unfinished Republican priorities include addressing Amendment 3 and Proposition A.

With two weeks remaining in the legislative session, lawmakers could still pass a bill to change or repeal the sick leave provisions.

Proposition A increased the state minimum wage and mandated that employees accumulate paid sick leave based on hours worked.

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.