A House panel has approved a proposal for increasing
The measure cleared the Labor and Human Resources
Committee on a party-line 5-4 vote on Tuesday. Republicans opposed the proposal
and Democrats supported it.
The state's $7.50 an hour minimum wage has been in
effect since 2009. The proposed constitutional amendment by Rep. Miguel Garcia,
D-Albuquerque, would allow voters to decide whether to require automatic
cost-of-living increases in the wage rate.
Business groups opposed the measure,
which heads to another House committee for consideration. The proposal would be
placed on the 2014 general election ballot if it's approved by the
Democratic-controlled House and Senate.
A proposed constitutional amendment
doesn't require the signature of Republican Gov. Susana Martinez.
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