H7770 — Increases the minimum hourly wage commencing January 1, 2029, by an amount equal to the total percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Northeast Region for the calendar year 2027.

H7770 — Increases the minimum hourly wage commencing January 1, 2029, by an amount equal to the total percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Northeast Region for the calendar year 2027. · Informed CitizenryThis bill proposes increasing Rhode Island's minimum hourly wage starting on January 1, 2029. The raise is not a fixed amount but will be calculated based on economic data: specifically, it will ma…Open in Informed Citizenry