Minimum wage on the 2026 ballot
Active initiatives in the signature-gathering, certification, or on-ballot stage for the 2026 cycle, with the proposed rate and source filing. Past results back to 2022 follow below.[Ballotpedia][NCSL ballot DB]
Active in 2026
Oklahoma
on ballotState Question 832, $15 by 2029 (2026)
$15.00 by 2029, then CPI
Raise Oklahoma successfully petitioned in 2025; the measure is certified for the November 2026 general election. Phases $9.00 in Jan 2027, $10.50 in 2028, $12.00 in 2029, then CPI-W indexing.
Massachusetts
collecting signaturesTipped-employee combined wage initiative II (2026)
Combined wage equal to state minimum
Refiled after the 2024 Question 5 defeat. Would phase out the $6.75 tipped cash wage by 2030. Signature deadline 2026-09-02.
Ohio
collecting signaturesRaise the Wage Ohio amendment (2026)
$15.00 by 2029
Re-filed after withdrawing from the 2024 ballot. Signature deadline 2026-07-01 for the Nov 2026 ballot.
Michigan
certifiedTipped wage reaffirmation referendum (2026)
Reverse legislative override of Mothering Justice
Coalition-backed referendum to lock in the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act schedule after the 2024 Michigan Supreme Court ruling.
Recent results
Missouri
passedProposition A (2024)
$13.75 in 2025, $15.00 in 2026
Passed 57.6 to 42.4. Wage schedule survived a 2025 partial legislative repeal; earned-sick-time provision was reversed by HB 567.
Alaska
passedBallot Measure 1 (2024)
$13 in 2025, $14 in 2026, $15 in 2027 plus paid sick leave
Passed 58 to 42. Took effect 2025-07-01.
Massachusetts
rejectedQuestion 5, eliminate tip credit (2024)
Full state minimum cash by 2029
Defeated 64 to 36. Tipped cash wage remains $6.75.
Nebraska
passedInitiative 433 (2022)
$13.50 by 2026
Passed 58.7 to 41.3. Phased to $13.50 on 2025-01-01.
California
rejectedProposition 32 (2024)
$18.00 by 2026
Defeated 50.7 to 49.3. CA rate remains at $16.50 indexed under SB 3.