Prop 32

Raises Minimum Wage

initiative statute

Official Summary

Raises minimum wage as follows: For employers with 26 or more employees, to $17 immediately, $18 on January 1, 2025. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, to $17 on January 1, 2025, $18 on January 1, 2026.

Fiscal Impact: State and local government costs could increase or decrease by up to hundreds of millions of dollars annually. State and local revenues likely would decrease by no more than a few hundred million dollars annually.

• Official CA Voter Guide Summary ; text of proposed law

• Legislative Analyst Office Analysis

• Show Me The Money

  • support: $11,765,683 - none

  • oppose: $677,436 - CA Chamber of Commerce; CA Restaurant Association; CA Grocers Association

• Ballotpedia Summary

• Vote 411

Notes

California’s minimum wage currently is $16 per hour