All 17 Senate Republicans voted yes, while 11 Democrats voted no and two Democrats did not vote. The Arizona Senate approved the bill 17 to 11, with two members not voting, on April 18, 2013. Of the chamber's Democrats, 23 voted no and one did not vote. Of the chamber's Republicans, 32 voted yes and four voted no. HB 2280 passed 32 to 27, with one member not voting, in the Arizona House of Representatives on March 4, 2013. The bill was designed to preempt local governments from requiring employers to provide wages or benefits above the state requirement. Jan Brewer (R) signed House Bill 2280 (HB 2280) into law. 1.3.1 Flagstaff Living Wage Coalition v.
In 2016, voters in Arizona approved Proposition 206, which was designed to increase the minimum wage to $10.00 in 2017 $10.50 in 2018 $11.00 in 2019 and $12.00 in 2020. Proposition 202 also provided that counties, cities, and towns can enact ordinances to regulate the minimum wage and benefits, as long as the ordinances don't decrease the local minimum wage below the state minimum wage rate. Prior to Proposition 202, Arizona did not have a minimum wage law and deferred to the federal minimum wage, which was $5.15 an hour in 2006. Thereafter, the minimum wage was set to change each year based on increases in the Consumer Price Index. The measure was designed to increase the minimum wage to $6.75 an hour. The Arizona Minimum Wage Initiative, also known as Proposition 202, was on the Novemballot in Arizona as an initiated state statute.
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