ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A proposal in Annapolis would not just raise Maryland’s minimum wage to $25 an hour — it would lock that wage into the state Constitution, eliminate the tip credit and permanently change how future lawmakers can respond to economic downturns.
House Bill 1229 and Senate Bill 886 would fundamentally restructure how wage policy operates in Maryland — embedding it into the state Constitution, eliminating the tip credit and tying future increases to inflation.
If enacted and approved by voters, the change would be difficult to reverse and would remove much of the General Assembly’s future flexibility over wage law…