When will Pennsylvania raise its minimum wage? — Before 2029

Enactment requires completion of all constitutional and legal requirements for the legislation to become binding law. Standard legislation requiring executive approval: final passage by all required legislative bodies, executive signature OR becoming law despite executive inaction OR successful veto override, and satisfaction of any required waiting periods The following do NOT constitute enactment: Legislative passage without completed executive action Passage by only some required bodies Provisional passage Non-binding resolutions Enactment occurs when all requirements are completed, regardless of pending judicial challenges. For this market, a statewide minimum wage increase means a Pennsylvania law that raises the general state minimum wage above $7.25 per hour for covered employees. It may be a stand-alone bill or part of a budget or other bill, and the increase may be phased in over time. The effective date of the law is not relevant; only that it has been enacted. A measure raising only a sub-population rate, such as tipped, youth, agricultural or public contractor wages, without raising the general rate does NOT count. Executive orders, agency rules, local ordinances and any change to the federal minimum wage do NOT count.