D.C. Act 25-3. Tipped Minimum Wage Increase Implementation Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2023.

AN ACT

To amend, on an emergency basis, Initiative Measure No. 82 - the District of Columbia Tip Credit Elimination Act of 2022 to postpone the date on which the 2023 increase to the tipped minimum wage will take effect from January 1, 2023, to May 1, 2023.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Tipped Minimum Wage Increase Implementation Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2023".

Sec. 2. New paragraph (3) added to section 4(f) of the Minimum Wage Act Revision Act of 1992, effective March 25, 1993 (D.C. Law 9-248; D.C. Official Code § 32-1003(f)), by section 2(a) of Initiative Measure No. 82 - the District of Columbia Tip Credit Elimination Act of 2022, enacted on November 30, 2022 (D.C. Act 24-700; D.C. Official Code § 32-1003), is amended by striking the date "January 1, 2023" and inserting the date "May 1, 2023" in its place.

Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.

The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).

Sec. 4. Effective date.

This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; D.C. Official Code §1-204.12(a)).